Madurised Old Fashioned Godfather

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Serve in an Old-fashioned glass

Ingredients:
1⁄2 oz Bourbon whiskey
1⁄2 oz Straight rye whiskey (100 proof /50% alc./vol.)
1⁄2 oz Blended Scotch whisky
1⁄2 oz Disaronno amaretto
1⁄2 oz Rainwater/Verdelho (med-dry) madeira wine
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill an Old-fashioned glass.
  2. Prepare garnish of toasted almonds.
  3. STIR all ingredients with ice.
  4. STRAIN into ice-filled glass.
  5. Garnish with toasted almonds.

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 9/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 6/10
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Review:

As the name suggests this is an almond flavoured Old-Fashioned with medium dry madeira adding wine notes while three different whiskies also add to the drink's balance and complexity.

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History:

Created in June 2016 by yours truly at the Cabinet Room, London, England.
See: Old-Fashioned cocktail history

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Nutrition:

One serving of Madurised Old Fashioned Godfather contains 180 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.5 standard drinks
  • 28.52% alc./vol. (28.52° proof)
  • 21.4 grams of pure alcohol

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Steven’s Avatar Steven
25th April at 01:11
Excellent indeed. I had to resort to a sweeter Madeira but I assume that wasn’t necessarily a bad thing.
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Thanh Thien Luong ’s Avatar Thanh Thien Luong
14th April at 23:52
Ex cellent mixture of whiskey
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Jurre Jansma’s Avatar Jurre Jansma
7th November 2024 at 18:23
Tried it with four roses, monkey shoulder, bulleit rye, homemade amaretto, and manzanilla sherry. Very tasty but i recon the madeira would make it truly shine
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Simon Sedgley’s Avatar Simon Sedgley
21st October 2024 at 11:39
We expected something much more spirituous. But no, it's beautifully balanced and elegant...bravo. We suspect that the descriptor "rainwater" indicates that vine irrigation is wholly and solely from the heavens. Our bottle of Henriques & Henriques doesn't specify it...so we don't know what they do water-wise.
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Jim G’s Avatar Jim G
24th August 2024 at 00:50
Godfathers, Old Fashions, Rusty Nails, Manhattans, all boozy whiskey drinks that I like. And I like this one also. Very much!
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Nathalie O'Flynn’s Avatar Nathalie O'Flynn
6th May 2024 at 13:06
Would it work with full sweet Madeira ? Or should I not bother ?
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Nathalie O'Flynn’s Avatar Nathalie O'Flynn
7th May 2024 at 08:54
OK thanks.. will give you the heads up later today ;)
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Simon Difford’s Avatar Simon Difford
6th May 2024 at 18:53
I'd give it a go, but perhaps only use 10ml.
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Katherine Gelat’s Avatar Katherine Gelat
12th January 2024 at 14:32
It was very good, and then I added toasted almond bitters and then it was outstanding!
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Elisabeth Feltaous’ Avatar Elisabeth Feltaous
22nd May 2023 at 21:58
Wow. Delicious.
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Frederic D.’s Avatar Frederic D.
16th January 2023 at 20:30
Whoa, this one is GOOD. Made with High West Double Rye, Elijah Craig, Johnnie Walker Black, Sandeman Madeira, and Lazzaroni Amaretto. What a fantastic drink. Everything works well together, with sweet almond and Madeira up front and a nice slightly smoky rye finish.
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justin elghanian’s Avatar justin elghanian
8th December 2022 at 16:02
Thanks, can you batch this in an airtight bottle indefinitely since there are no juices? Would it taste the same in 6 months?
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Jurre Jansma’s Avatar Jurre Jansma
7th November 2024 at 18:25
All wines and fortified wines oxidize quite rapidly after exposure to air. Probably best to vacuum and store in fridge or leave out the wine and add that later.
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Simon Difford’s Avatar Simon Difford
8th December 2022 at 16:08
Might not taste exactly the same. May actually taste better. It is certainly a good cocktail to batch.
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