Name: Blood Orange Bourbon Smash with Spicy Vanilla Sugar
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 1 serving, is easily multiplied
Ingredients: 1/2 cup sugar; a pinch cayenne pepper; 1 vanilla bean, (seeds scraped); crushed ice; 1 1/2 ounces simple syrup, (or more if you want it sweeter!); a few drops of bitters; 2 blood orange slices; 6 ounces blood orange juice; 1 1/2 ounces bourbon; 2 ounces club soda; extra blood orange slices for garnish; fresh herbs for garnish