Name: Orléans
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 30 ml Bourbon whiskey; 15 ml Rye whiskey 50% abv; 7.5 ml American single malt; 15 ml Amaro (e.g. Averna); 7.5 ml Orange-red aperitivo

Ingredients

1 fl oz

Bourbon whiskey

¹⁄₂ fl oz

Straight rye whiskey (100 proof /50% alc./vol.)

¹⁄₄ fl oz

American single malt whiskey

¹⁄₂ fl oz

Amaro (e.g. Averna)

¹⁄₄ fl oz

Bittersweet orange-red aperitivo

How to make

Glass

Prepare

Select and pre-chill an OLD-FASHIONED GLASS.

Prepare garnish of orange zest twist and dehydrated orange slice wheel.

Method

STIR all ingredients with ice.

STRAIN into ice-filled glass (preferably over a large cube or chunk of block ice).

Garnish

EXPRESS orange zest twist over cocktail and discard.

Garnish with dehydrated orange slice wheel.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Alcohol content:

1.7 standard drinks
31.02% alc./vol. (62.05° proof)
23.3 grams of pure alcohol

Comments & Discussion

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Simon Sedgley Premium Member 1y

Maybe a kissing cousin of the Old Money No.2? As with that one, a gentle misting of Pimento Dram doesn't go astray for us here; along with a drop or two of Black Walnut Bitters.

John Hinojos Premium Member 3y

Perfectly balanced with all the different flavours of each ingredient identifiable. Having done a side-by-side tasting of all our American Whiskeys each have unique characteristics and tastes. Definitely feel all the ingredients are necessary to replicate the flavours.
Perfect aperitif to have before a classic New Orleans Creole Dinner.

Briana Warsing 3y

perfect combination. can taste all the flavours equally

Chris Brislawn 3y

It's possible to overthink a cocktail (3 whiskeys??). I tried to keep it simple and focus on the bittersweet cola bite. Used 1 oz WhistlePig 6 year old rye & 1 oz Taylor Garrett "Bourbon mash" whiskey (Albuquerque's finest) with the specified Averna & Aperol. No dehydrated orange so I threw in the twist. After tasting I decided it would benefit from a good dash of Bogart's Bitters; it did. This nicely enlarges and diversifies the Sazerac---Vieux Carre' family of New Orleans whiskey cocktails.

Simon Sedgley Premium Member 1y

Maybe what you really wanted was an Old Money No.2. With that one, we sometimes swap Rye for the Bourbon or go 50:50; and swap an Amaro (Nardini comes to mind) for the Nocino.

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Orléans