Garnish:
Orange zest twist
How to make:
STIR all ingredients with ice and strain into ice-filled glass (preferably over a chunk of block ice).
2 fl oz | Blended Scotch whisky |
1/4 fl oz | Pedro Ximénez sherry |
1/4 fl oz | Demerara/Muscovado/brown sugar syrup (2 sugar:1 water) |
2 dash | Angostura Aromatic Bitters |
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Review:
The use of a good Pedro Ximénez sherry and achieving the correct level of dilution is key to the success of this potentially brilliant cocktail.
Nutrition:
One serving of Velvet Old Fashioned contains 179 calories.
Alcohol content:
- 1.6 standard drinks
- 28.89% alc./vol. (57.78° proof)
- 21.8 grams of pure alcohol
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