Name: Smoked Old Fashioned Godfather
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 15 ml Bourbon whiskey; 15 ml Rye whiskey 50% abv; 15 ml Scotch whisky; 22.5 ml Amaretto liqueur; 7.5 ml Peated malt whisky

Smoked 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
³⁄₄ oz	Disaronno amaretto
¹⁄₄ oz	Torabhaig Peated Single Malt Whisky

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How to make:

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

Strength & taste guide:

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Review:

A quartet of whiskies: bourbon, rye, blended Scotch and Islay single malt, stirred with, and lightly sweetened and flavoured by amaretto liqueur. The result is a complex, balanced and lightly nutty after-dinner cocktail. If you like this, then also consider a Madurised Almond Old Fashioned.

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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 Smoked Old Fashioned Godfather contains 204 calories

Alcohol content:

1.7 standard drinks
31.51% alc./vol. (31.51° proof)
23.6 grams of pure alcohol

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Robert Holen

27th December 2024 at 16:42

Definitely my favorite Godfather variant! That said, I love smoky whiskies and for this one I used Ileach Cask strength (58% abv) with a degree of smokiness which makes Laphroaig seem like a mild mannered Irish in comparison ;)

MIKE LANDERS

16th February 2023 at 23:42

This needs bitters to be an old fashioned! Its a fancy godfather otherwise. I added 2 dashes Chicory Pecan bitters from El Guapo in New Orleansto keep it nutty. I used L'orgeat, an almond liqueur from Brooklyn. Its got more of a roasted almond character than the bitter almond extract vibe I get from Amaretto. Its 20% abv and I kept the proportions the same. It was good but a bit sweet. I imagine it would be with most amaretto as well.

Asher Günther

18th December 2022 at 06:50

Is it extremely wanky to use 4 different whiskys in one drink? Yes. Is it really good? Also yes.

justin elghanian

25th November 2022 at 11:12

Thanks for the reply, not sure I understand can you clarify: once Madeira is opened you should keep it in the refrigerator or you should keep it at room temperature? There is a lot of conflicting information about this.

Simon Difford

25th November 2022 at 12:18

Madeira should be kept at room temperature and not in a refrigerator.

justin elghanian

24th November 2022 at 23:55

Do you prefer this or the madurised one better? I don't have Madeira not sure if its worth investing in a good bottle this drink seems similar enough but you rated the madurised one 5 stars. How much better is the madurised one compared to this one if at all?

Simon Difford

25th November 2022 at 07:50

Yes, I prefer the Madurised one. It's worth investing in a great bottle of Madeira, if just to sip on. Even once opened, if stored away from sunlight and at room temperature (not cold), even once opened it will be good to drink for years. It doesn't suffer from oxygenisation like other wines.

Chris English

10th October 2021 at 22:03

I kept the Saliza but used Grants and Abrachan (Lidl own brand - don't judge....it's become my mid-week smoky go-to)
This 1:1:1 keeps the smoke interest but is rather more dry