Smoked Maple Syrup?

[bmoller]

YES!!

It all started when my wife picked me up a bottle of smoked maple syrup to use in making Old Fashioned's as a replacement for simple syrup. What she bought was TOO smoky, so I thought hey, why not give it a shot.

In short - smoking your maple syrup to use in an Old Fashioned (or similar cocktail) will up your game bigtime!

You would never know that you added maple syrup as the sweetener - but it adds a whole new level and enhances the bourbon (or your whiskey of choice).

I'd love to hear what y'all think of this, and please share your results.

I used my MAK 2 Star and added a cold bowl of Pure Maple Syrup to the side smoker. I turned the grill onto smoke setting - which averages around 185 or so - and cold smoked in the side smoker box for about 4 hours. The result was a subtle smokiness that was exactly what I was looking for! I made enough that I haven't had to make more - but I would be interested to see what other's think and to hear the results from different methods (higher temp for a shorter period, lower temp for a shorter period, different smoke method, etc).

Happy Grilling!

[DurhamBuckeye]

I've never smoked maple syrup, but I do make an old fashioned with maple syrup and a splash of grapefruit juice. I call it a "breakfast old fashioned"

[klflowers]

Man, I can see that you are going to fit right in around here. I haven't smoked maple syrup or water for ice or olives to put in my cocktails yet; this will go on my list.

[RonB]

I tried smokin' maple syrup once, but the paper got soggy and the syrup dribbled out. Difficult to light too...

[RonB]

FireMan - yes, it was messy. I had to change my shirt - twice.

[Mr. Bones]

Purty hard to see, on tie dye...
I always jus told folks it was my Signature Move, once th shirt was bein completed...

[cashelton]

Sounds like you had some sticky-icky!