Blood Orange Sazerac Cocktail

Ingredients:

    * 3 oz Rittenhouse rye whiskey
    * 3/4 oz simple syrup
    * 3-4 dashes Regans orange bitters
    * Solerno Blood Orange Liqueur
    * orange twist for garnish

Preparation:

   1. Chill an old-fashioned glass by filling it with ice and letting it sit while preparing the rest of the drink.
   2. In a separate mixing glass, muddle the simple syrup and orange bitters together.
   3. Add the rye whiskey and ice to the bitters mixture and stir.
   4. Discard the ice in the chilled glass and rinse it with Solerno Blood Orange liqueur by pouring a small amount into the glass, swirling it around and discarding the liquid.
   5. Strain the whiskey mixture from the mixing glass into the old fashioned glass.
   6. Garnish with an orange twist expressed directly over the surface of the cocktail.