Joniel Paesch’s favorite cocktail is an old fashioned—specifically made with Jack Daniel’s. 

Estate di Quaranta­tré: Summer of 43
Makes 1 cocktail

½ oz Licor 43
1 ½ oz Jack Daniel’s
¼ oz peach schnapps
¼ oz passion fruit juice
¼ oz fresh lime juice
¼ oz vanilla simple syrup
Peach slices
Fresh and dehydrated orange slices

1. In a cocktail shaker, add ice, Licor 43, Jack Daniel’s, peach schnapps, passion fruit juice, lime juice, and vanilla simple syrup.

2. Stir until combined.

3. Strain the cocktail into an old-fashioned glass with fresh ice.

4. Garnish with a slice of peach and a dehydrated orange slice on a skewer and a fresh orange slice in the cocktail.

5. Optional: add dried apple-wood and rosemary to a smoking gun. Cover the cocktail with a cloche and fill with smoke.

Ingredients

1 cup water   
1 cup sugar
2 tsp pure vanilla bean paste or vanilla extract
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1. In a medium saucepan, mix sugar and water.

2. Cook over medium heat until mixture comes to a boil (the sugar should be completely dissolved).

3. Remove mixture from heat and add vanilla. Let cool.

4. If prepared in advance, mixture can be stored in the fridge in an airtight container for up to a month.