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Gingerbread Old Fashioned

Difford’s Guide
Discerning Drinkers (9)
Measurements in:
Serves:
1
Ingredients
2 fl oz Bourbon whiskey
1/4 fl oz Giffard Caramel Toffee liqueur
1/6 fl oz Ginger liqueur
4 drop Bob's Vanilla bitters
2 drop Bob's Ginger Bitters

How to make

Glass

Photographed in a ZigZag Old-Fashioned Glass

Prepare

  1. Select and pre-chill an OLD-FASHIONED GLASS.
  2. Prepare garnish of gingerbread man.

Method

  1. STIR all ingredients with ice.
  2. STRAIN into ice-filled glass.

Garnish

  1. Garnish with gingerbread man.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 8/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 6/10

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Gingerbread Old Fashioned contains 190 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.7 standard drinks
  • 31.98% alc./vol. (63.96° proof)
  • 23.3 grams of pure alcohol
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History

Created by yours truly in December 2021 at the Clocktower in Rye, England.

Review

Boozy and lightly ginger spiced with vanilla and caramel.

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Gallery

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Comments & Discussion

Colin Cook
I’m thinking of trying this with De Kuyper Butterscotch Caramel liqueur.
score: 1
Simon Difford Verified User Premium Member
Should work well.
score: 1
Colin Cook
De Kuyper Butterscotch indeed worked well. Thank you!
Will be making this one again.
score: 1
Kevin Duffy
Having read Simon's inspiration I decided to add 4 drops of chocolate bitters and felt it was a marginal improvement, slightly more rounded.
score: 1
Robert Cameron
Giffard Caramel Toffee Liqueur?! This is something I've never heard of, much less have in my larder. I understand why you do this kind of thing, and you do it continually, but your recipes would be tried more if you offered substitutes or how-to-make-ersatz-versions of uncommon ingredients. That way, if I liked the jury-rigged version, I'd be much more likely to go for the real thing - and Giffards would sell more. As it is, this recipe prompted me to make an Old Fashioned, period.
score: 0
Simon Difford Verified User Premium Member
I created this cocktail after finding cute chocolate-covered garnish-sized gingerbread men for sale in Hotel Chocolat. I used Giffard’s liqueur, without their prompting me, due to its flavour. For our UK readers, Giffard Toffee is available directly from us for a mere £15.95. In the USA it’s available from Destination Beverage and others.
score: 8
Emily
With all due respect, this site has a plethora of average-but-well-stocked-bar recipes. I too cannot make this cocktail, however I appreciate its inclusion.

One is always able to just scroll past to another drink that fits your personal bar on this (free!) site. :)
score: 9