Almond Old Fashioned (bourbon based)

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Discerning Drinkers (255 ratings)

Serve in an Old-fashioned glass

Ingredients:
2 oz Bourbon whiskey
13 oz Disaronno amaretto
16 oz Demerara/Muscovado/brown sugar syrup (2 sugar to 1 water)
1 dash Angostura Aromatic Bitters
× 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

Review:

Bourbon's sweet notes are lifted and amplified by amaretto's almond flavours. For a slightly drier, more complex version of this cocktail, try a Toasted Almond Old Fashioned.

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Nutrition:

One serving of Almond Old Fashioned (bourbon based) contains 203 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.7 standard drinks
  • 31.31% alc./vol. (31.31° proof)
  • 23.6 grams of pure alcohol

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Annechien’s Avatar Annechien
20th January at 16:07
Made this with Elijah Craig Small Batch. Smells heavenly and tastes quite nice. I’m definitely interested now in trying the toasted and smoked version also.
Morten Carlsbaek’s Avatar Morten Carlsbaek
15th December 2024 at 22:32
I like bourbon. I like almonds (and marcipan). After finishing this cocktail, yes got used to it, but it does not bring the best out in the ingredients. In other words, no second round here. Sorry.
Chris Jones’ Avatar Chris Jones
23rd November 2024 at 08:49
I can’t find the sugar syrup for sale. Can I just mix brown sugar and water instead?
Frederic D.’s Avatar Frederic D.
16th December 2024 at 00:21
Just mix 2 measures of turbinado sugar to 1 of water in a saucepan, heat and stir until the sugar has fully dissolved, let cool completely, bottle and refrigerate. You can also use regular brown sugar, although turbinado is not that hard to find. I would highly recommend making your own syrup in general, it's much cheaper than buying it, and you can customize it as you see fit, or make different batches for different use cases.
Andre Derailleur’s Avatar Andre Derailleur
9th February 2024 at 05:54
Surely this not an old fashioned but an “improved” whiskey cocktail.
3rd March 2023 at 03:27
Used a bourbon maple syrup in place of the sugar syrup. Expressed orange peel. Absolutely fantastic!
24th October 2022 at 23:25
Just tried this for a second time with Fee Brothers Toasted Almond bitters and it's even better
Leon Camfield’s Avatar Leon Camfield
10th September 2022 at 19:25
Delicious! Next time I shall swap out the sugar syrup for orgeat.
Jill Ghosh’s Avatar Jill Ghosh
28th March 2023 at 13:01
We tried your version last night and really enjoyed it! Thanks for the idea.
John Hinojos’ Avatar John Hinojos
31st January 2022 at 00:39
Very nice subtle flavours. Easy to drink and not too sweet. Is very spirt forward, which I like.