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Mountain Man

Difford’s Guide
Discerning Drinkers (75)
Measurements in:
Serves:
1
Ingredients
2 fl oz Bourbon whiskey
1/3 fl oz Giffard Crème de Pêche de Vigne liqueur
2/3 fl oz Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
1/3 fl oz Maple syrup
1/6 fl oz Monin Ginger Syrup
1/2 fl oz Egg white (pasteurised) or Fee Brothers Fee Foam cocktail foamer

How to make

Glassware

Serve in an Old-fashioned glass

Prepare

  1. Select and pre-chill an OLD-FASHIONED GLASS.
  2. Prepare garnish of skewered crystallised ginger.

Method

  1. SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
  2. STRAIN back into shaker.
  3. DRY SHAKE (without ice).
  4. FINE STRAIN into ice-filled glass.

Garnish

  1. Garnish with skewered crystallised ginger.

Flavour Profile

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

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Mountain Man contains 234 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.6 standard drinks
  • 17.53% alc./vol. (35.05° proof)
  • 22.6 grams of pure alcohol

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

  • Egg white (pasteurised) — Eggs
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History

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

Review

A peachy Whiskey Sour with a mild ginger kick.

Cocktail of the day:

29th May 2026 is The day Everest was first summitted

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Comments & Discussion

Simon Sedgley Premium Member
This one is perhaps best described as a Sweet 'n Sour. Delicious.
score: 1
jason keane
Outstanding. I added a bit of ginger liquer too, and a shake of Peach butters… good balance of sweet and sour. A winner.
score: 3
james I
Made with luxardo apricot since my peach was in my other residence but was way to sweet.
score: 1
Henry Tran
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.
score: 1
Lilly Marson
This is the first whiskey drink I've ever enjoyed.
score: 2
Ruth Harvey
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.
score: 1
Jack Gordon
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.
score: 1
Scott Pfenninger
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.
score: 1
Chris Dimal
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?
score: 1
Simon Difford Verified User Premium Member
Sounds like your peach liqueur is the issue. Perhaps try with more.
score: 1
Chris Dimal
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.
score: 1
Lilly Marson
I had the opposite problem if anything.
score: 2
John Hinojos Premium Member
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.
score: 1

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