Morning Glory Whiskey

So this is my first attempt at infusing some rye whiskey with some of our teas and herbal infusions.  I'm a fan of the old fashioned and all of its cinnamon goodness, so I thought that our most cinnamon forward herbal infusion might make a nice infusion.  I added 6 heaping tsp of morning glory to a pint glass filled with Jim Beam Rye Whiskey (very good rye for $14), lidded it and let it sit for 2 days.  Cocktail time came and I made this.

2.5oz of morning glory infused rye whiskey

dash of old fashioned bitters

ice

Put all that shake weight practice to good use and shake it real good

Fill a glass with ice, add an olive, pour whiskey infusion about three quarters and top off with some ginger beer, stir.

So as you can see I decided not to make an old fashioned this time, but a twist on another one of my favorites, the Jim Ginger.  It was pretty good.  You definitely need to be having a love affair with cinnamon and licorice, but as the drink emptied I was actually really enjoying it.  Next time I think that I might only infuse it for a few hours instead of 2 days to have a little less of a cinnamon and licorice parade.

Infusing liquors with tea seems to be very easy and quite fun.  I have some more ideas. Do you?