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Banana Old Fashioned

Difford’s Guide
Discerning Drinkers (45)
Measurements in:
Serves:
1
Ingredients
2 fl oz Bourbon whiskey
2/3 fl oz Giffard Banane du Brésil liqueur
6 drop Bob's Abbotts bitters

How to make

Glassware

Serve in an Old-fashioned glass

Prepare

  1. Select and pre-chill an OLD-FASHIONED GLASS.
  2. Prepare garnish of dried banana chip.

Method

  1. STIR all ingredients with ice.
  2. STRAIN into ice-filled glass (preferably over a large cube or chunk of block ice).

Garnish

  1. Garnish with dried banana chip.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 9/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 7/10

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Banana Old Fashioned contains 214 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.8 standard drinks
  • 31.5% alc./vol. (62.99° proof)
  • 25.3 grams of pure alcohol
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Review

The banana notes often found in whisky enhanced with a generous splash of banana liqueur. Don't expect a sweetie, despite the liqueur, this remains a dry, spirituous Old Fashioned.

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Comments & Discussion

Mookie Premium Member
I kinda made a different drink, but I used 5ml less creme de banane and added 5ml of frangelico, and used cardamom bitters and cinnamon tincture in lieu of abbots. Incredible complementary flavors for the Heaven Hill BiB I used.
score: 1
Justin Aniello
Excellent old fashioned riff, since I did not have any Abbots on hand I used Aztec chocolate bitters in a similar vein to Travis. Goes down way too easily.
score: 1
Travis Wolfe
Replaced the bitters with 2 dashes of Angostura Chocolate Bitters to give it a Chocolate Banana vibe... The wife was a big fan of this change... ^_^
score: 5
Jeremy Harrold
Replacing Abbott’s bitters with a couple of dashes of Peychaud’s works well.
score: 2
John Hinojos Premium Member
This is a wonderful cocktails. The liqueur enhances the subtle tones of the Bourbon. The bitters bring down the sweetness to a wonderful level. Use a good quality Bourbon for this cocktail as the quality of the ingredience is key
score: 2