Kelly Clarkson: Grammy Nominated and Honored with 'Stronger' Cocktail
By Dahvi Shira
02/10/2013 at 10:00 AM EST
Stronger Old Fashioned and Kelly Clarkson (inset)
Anjali Pinto. Inset: Kevin Winter/Getty
PEOPLE's current cover girl, 30, topped off her recent engagement announcement with a handful of nominations leading up to the biggest night in music on Sunday.
Mixologist Paul McGee of Chicago's country-themed Bub City bar and eatery prepared a specialty robust beverage called "What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Stronger" Old Fashioned for Clarkson fans to serve at their Grammy viewing parties.
"It was kind of tongue in cheek, but the Old Fashioned is usually a nice introduction to drinking boozy cocktails or drinking bourbon straight," McGee tells PEOPLE.
"It is definitely a 'strong' drink with a subtle sweetness and lingering finish and usually wins over people who would never drink such a bold drink. It most likely won't kill you, but might also make you appreciate something new. Also, I can totally see Kelly Clarkson drinking one of these!"
Read on to create one heck of a strong drink to help honor the superstar:
"What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Stronger" Old Fashioned
Ingredients2.5 oz Any 100 proof b! ourbon or rye will do.25 oz Demerara syrup (2 parts unrefined cane sugar to 1 part water until granules dissolve)4 Dashes angostura bitters1 Orange peel and cherryProcedure Stir ingredients together with ice for 20 seconds Strain into an Old Fashioned glass with a large cube of ice Garnish with an orange peel and cherry Add 4 drops of the bitters on top of the big cube