Elder & Wiser

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Serve in an Old-fashioned glass

Ingredients:
1 1⁄2 oz Bourbon whiskey
3⁄4 oz Elderflower liqueur
3⁄4 oz Apple juice/apple cider (cloudy & unsweetened)
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill an Old-fashioned glass.
  2. Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist.
  3. SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
  4. FINE STRAIN into ice-filled glass.
  5. EXPRESS lemon zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 7/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 6/10
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Review:

Apple and elderflower combine well with whiskey.

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History:

Created in 2006 by yours truly and named for its original base, Wiser's Canadian whisky with elder-flower liqueur.

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Nutrition:

One serving of Elder & Wiser contains 178 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.3 standard drinks
  • 20.22% alc./vol. (20.22° proof)
  • 18.2 grams of pure alcohol

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margaret badger’s Avatar margaret badger
23rd May at 18:41
Not horrible, but all I can taste is banana (which is, to me, what bourbon tastes like - and banana is not my favourite flavour)! For me, not sure the bitters made any difference. One for our American cousins, I think!
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James Griffin’s Avatar James Griffin
23rd May at 18:02
Fantastic spring cocktail. Had to substitute elderflower liqueur for a homemade elderflower cordial which added sweetness and reduced alcohol
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Calvin Grant’s Avatar Calvin Grant
23rd May 2024 at 02:03
Delightful and delicious, floral and fruity, and so springtimely... the black elder is in bloom in my neighborhood...and ninety nine proof bourbon balanced the sweeter elements nicely. Thanks Simon!
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John Hinojos’ Avatar John Hinojos
24th May 2023 at 00:45
This was very good and loved that the three flavours could be distinguished. The sweetness will be dictated by the sweetness of the apple juice. While it was a tad sweeter for us, we did add 3 - 4 drops of grapefruit bitters and it lessened the sweetness and brightened the three flavours.
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Joe Rogan’s Avatar Joe Rogan
23rd September 2024 at 09:42
After your recommendation I tried the same thing, after adding a squeeze of lemon juice, and it opened the flavors much more than before and made it significantly more palatable. Thank you for the recommendation!
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Anonymous

12th July 2021 at 23:46
On the sweeter side, but can taste all three ingredients. 2 1/2 stars(Hubby) 3 1/2(Wifey)
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