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Maple Old Fashioned in a rocks glass, drawn with its ingredient layers

Maple Old Fashioned

The Maple Old Fashioned is a stirred whiskey cocktail, spirit-forward. It is made with bourbon, maple syrup and Angostura bitters, served in a rocks glass over a large cube.

Strength: about 32% ABV in the glass, roughly 22 g of alcohol per drink (an estimate; brands and dilution vary).

Maple syrup in place of sugar, the autumn Old Fashioned.

Ingredients

Bourbon60 ml (2 oz)
Maple syrup7.5 ml (¼ oz)
Angostura bitters2 dashes

Measures for one serve. Open the drink in Bar Bible to scale it to a batch or switch to ounces.

Method

  1. Add everything to a mixing glass with plenty of ice.
  2. Stir until very cold, about 30 seconds.
  3. Strain over fresh ice in a rocks glass.
  4. Garnish with orange twist.
Glass
Rocks glass
Ice
Large cube
Garnish
Orange twist
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