Mountain Man

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Discerning Drinkers (54 ratings)

Serve in an Old-fashioned glass

Ingredients:
2 oz Bourbon whiskey
13 oz Giffard Crème de Pêche de Vigne liqueur
23 oz Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
13 oz Maple syrup
16 oz Monin Ginger Syrup
12 oz Egg white (pasteurised) or 3 dashes Fee Brothers Fee Foam cocktail foamer or Aquafaba or Vegan egg white alternative
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill an Old-fashioned glass.
  2. Prepare garnish of skewered crystallised ginger.
  3. SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
  4. STRAIN back into shaker.
  5. DRY SHAKE (without ice).
  6. FINE STRAIN into ice-filled glass.
  7. Garnish with skewered crystallised ginger.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

  • Egg white (pasteurised) - Eggs

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 7/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 6/10
Cocktail of the day:

29th May 2025 is The day Everest was first summitted

Review:

A peachy Whiskey Sour with a mild ginger kick.

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History:

Adapted from a recipe created in 2015 by Natasha David at Nitecap in New York City, USA.

Nutrition:

One serving of Mountain Man contains 234 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.5 standard drinks
  • 17.53% alc./vol. (17.53° proof)
  • 21 grams of pure alcohol

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Henry Tran’s Avatar Henry Tran
10th May at 11:51
Make it without egg white like the original recipe. Would make it again, with egg white to see it would be less sweet. Since this was just a bit too sweet for me, but was really good.
Lilly Marson’s Avatar Lilly Marson
9th May at 21:39
This is the first whiskey drink I've ever enjoyed.
Ruth Harvey’s Avatar Ruth Harvey
17th April at 17:12
I bought a bottle of Aquafaba for the Easter Bank holiday weekend and this will be the first in a series of Frothy Festive Drinks. What a way to start! Upped the crème de Pêche after reading the other comments.
Jack Gordon’s Avatar Jack Gordon
10th March at 22:03
I thoroughly enjoyed this. Instinctively knew I’d want a bigger peach hit so upped that to 15ml but otherwise stuck to the recipe and thought it was spot on. It is sweet but the generous 20ml lemon sorts that out. Think using a bourbon with more rye in the mash bill also plays better for balancing sweetness, as well as pulling together better with the spice of the ginger.
5th March 2024 at 02:21
I used peach schnapps and it comes through strong... This is the most gentile mountain man you've ever met. It's good, but plenty sweet. Is there bourbon in there? My takeaway: ingredient choices matter a lot.
Chris Dimal’s Avatar Chris Dimal
12th September 2023 at 06:27
Wow, I wish I could taste what you're tasting. The peach was destroyed by the ginger in my case. Still good, but nothing like I hoped. I do have to say that I used a homemade peach liqueur, so maybe that's the problem? Maybe I should've increased it?
Chris Dimal’s Avatar Chris Dimal
5th February 2024 at 12:47
Remade it with more generous amounts of peach liqueur (verging on 10ml), it was still ginger-y, though with a nice, mellow undercurrent. Still not peachy though. Thanks for the suggestion nonetheless.
Simon Difford’s Avatar Simon Difford
12th September 2023 at 10:39
Sounds like your peach liqueur is the issue. Perhaps try with more.
John Hinojos’ Avatar John Hinojos
16th May 2023 at 00:16
Much better than I was expecting. A little sweet for my personal preference, but still very good. The maple syrup add a hint of smoky sweetness. Next time I would probably increase the Bourbon. Would not destroy the balance.
jason keane’s Avatar jason keane
13th August 2020 at 10:54
This is very good! I made it twice and the second time I slightly decrease the whisky and increased the peach- even better.