Banana Chocolate Old Fashioned

Banana Chocolate Old Fashioned

1 serving | Rocks glass

Ingredients

Note (Tempus Fugit): Tempus Fugit Banane can be very hard to find. If you cannot locate it, skip the Tempus Fugit and use 1 oz Giffard Banane du Brésil instead of ½ oz Giffard plus ½ oz Tempus Fugit — one ounce of Giffard only, same total banana liqueur.

Directions

  1. Add ice to a mixing glass.
  2. Add the bourbon, then the banana liqueurs (either ½ oz Giffard and ½ oz Tempus Fugit, or 1 oz Giffard only if substituting) and the Velvet Falernum.
  3. Add the Aztec Chocolate Bitters and Spiced Turbinado Rich Syrup.
  4. Stir until ice cold.
  5. Strain into a rocks glass with one large ice sphere or cube. Garnish with a banana chip and serve.
Tip: Adjust the Spiced Turbinado Rich Syrup to your taste — start with ¼ oz and add a bit more if you like a sweeter, rounder drink. Use a single large ice sphere or cube in the rocks glass to keep the drink cold.

Cherry Cola Old Fashioned

Cherry Cola Old Fashioned

1 serving | Rocks glass

Whiskey, cherry cola syrup, bitters, ice. Same Old Fashioned build. The syrup brings cherry and a little spice. Start at half an ounce.

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Add ice to a mixing glass.
  2. Add the whiskey, cherry cola syrup, and bitters.
  3. Stir until well chilled.
  4. Strain over a single large cube in a rocks glass.
  5. Garnish with a Luxardo cherry, or express an orange twist over the drink and drop it in.
Tip: Start at ½ oz of syrup. Add more if you want. Rye keeps it drier. A bonded or 100-proof bourbon stands up to the sweetness better than an 80-proof bottle. Angostura is the default. Cherry bitters if you want more cherry; black walnut or chocolate bitters if you want it to lean dessert. Homemade bourbon cocktail cherries work if you are out of Luxardo.

Classic Old Fashioned

Classic Old Fashioned

1 serving | Rocks glass

Whiskey, Spiced Turbinado Rich Syrup, Angostura and orange bitters, ice, expressed orange peel, an Amarena Fabbri cherry, and a finishing spritz of Spiced Lemon oil.

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Add the Spiced Turbinado Rich Syrup, Angostura, orange bitters, and a bar spoon of Amarena cherry syrup (if using) to a rocks glass.
  2. Add the whiskey and a large cube of ice.
  3. Stir 20–30 seconds, until properly chilled and slightly diluted.
  4. Cut a wide orange peel, squeeze it over the drink to express the oils, rub it around the rim, then drop it in.
  5. Garnish with an Amarena Fabbri cherry.
  6. Give the drink a light spritz of Spiced Lemon oil. (Secret weapon — enjoy.)
Tip: Keep the cherry syrup light so it doesn’t overtake the whiskey and spice. The Spiced Lemon oil on top is the finish that ties the orange peel and cherry together — one short spritz is enough.

Vanilla Old Fashioned

Vanilla Old Fashioned

1 serving | Rocks glass

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Add ice to a mixing glass.
  2. Add the bourbon, Giffard Vanilla de Madagascar, and Bob’s Vanilla Bitters.
  3. Stir until ice cold.
  4. Strain into an ice-filled rocks glass over a large cube or chunk of block ice.
  5. Express the orange zest twist over the cocktail and use it as the garnish.

Alternate Recipe

If the original is too strong, use this build instead: replace the 2½ oz bourbon and ½ oz vanilla with 1 oz bourbon and 1 oz vanilla liqueur — less alcohol, more vanilla-forward.

Stir with ice and strain into an ice-filled glass over a large cube or chunk of block ice, as above. Express the orange zest twist over the drink and use as garnish.

Tip: Express the orange oils over the surface of the drink before placing the twist in the glass — it brightens the vanilla and bourbon.