This is a community recipe contributed by Robert-Nicolae Constantin.
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Published on 11th of December 2025
Serve in an Old-fashioned glass
| 30 ml | Tennessee whiskey |
| 15 ml | Rittenhouse bottled-in-bond straight rye whiskey |
| 15 ml | Avallen Calvados |
| 2 dash | Angostura Aromatic Bitters |
| 1 dash | Orange Bitters by Angostura |
| 7.5 ml | Monin Pure Cane Syrup (65.0°brix, equivalent to 2:1 rich syrup) |
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