Name: Old Fashioned Appetizer
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 30 ml Bourbon whiskey; 30 ml Rouge aromatised wine; 5 ml Orange Curaçao; 5 ml Orange juice; 5 ml Pineapple juice; 2 dash Absinthe; 1 dash Creole bitters

Old Fashioned Appetizer
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Ingredients:
1 oz	Bourbon whiskey
1 oz	Dubonnet/French rouge aromatised wine
¹⁄₆ oz	Orange Curaçao liqueur
¹⁄₆ oz	Orange juice (freshly squeezed)
¹⁄₆ oz	Pineapple juice
2 dash	La Fée Parisienne absinthe
1 dash	Peychaud's or other Creole-style bitters

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill an Old-fashioned glass.
Prepare lemon zest twist, skewered Luxardo Maraschino Cherry and pineapple wedge for garnish.
STIR all ingredients with ice.
STRAIN into ice-filled glass.
Express lemon zest twist over the cocktail and discard.
Garnish with a skewered Luxardo Maraschino Cherry and pineapple wedge placed on the rim.

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

A fruity Old Fashioned meets a Sweet Manhattan.

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History:

Adapted from a recipe in Hugo R. Ensslin's 1917 Recipes for Mixed Drinks (2nd Edition) (It may have also appeared in his 1916 first edition.)

OLD FASHIONED APPETIZER
Use old fashioned glass.
Cube of Ice
½ jigger Rye or Bourbon
½ jigger Dubonnet
2 dashes Curacao
2 dashes Absinthe
1 slice Orange
1 slice Pineapple
1 piece Lemon Peel
1 dash Peychaud Bitters
Serve with a small bar spoon in glass.
Hugo R. Ensslin, Recipes for Mixed Drinks, 1917

Nutrition:

One serving of Old Fashioned Appetizer contains 120 calories

Alcohol content:

1.2 standard drinks
21.24% alc./vol. (21.24° proof)
16.1 grams of pure alcohol

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