Name: Old Bank
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Bourbon whiskey; 15 ml China-China liqueur; 10 ml Honey and water syrup

Old Bank
Jump to

Photographed in a Libbey Old Fashioned 11oz

Ingredients:
1 ¹⁄₂ oz	Bourbon whiskey
¹⁄₂ oz	Bigallet China China Amer
¹⁄₃ oz	Honey syrup (3 parts honey to 1 water by weight)

Read about cocktail measures and measuring

How to make:

Select and pre-chill an Old-fashioned glass.
Prepare garnish of orange zest twist & Luxardo Maraschino Cherry on a spoon.
STIR all ingredients with ice.
STRAIN into ice-filled glass (preferably over a large cube or chunk of block ice).

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

More cocktails with similar strength and taste profile

Review:

Zesty orange, liquorice and honey combine with bourbon in this delicious riff on a classic Old Fashioned.

View readers' comments

History:

Adapted from a cocktail discovered in December 2019 at the Bank Hotel in Stockholm where this is the signature Old Fashioned at the Papillon Bar.

Nutrition:

One serving of Old Bank contains 182 calories

Alcohol content:

1.5 standard drinks
29.53% alc./vol. (29.53° proof)
20.7 grams of pure alcohol

Difford’s Guide remains free-to-use thanks to the support of the brands in green above. Values stated for alcohol and calorie content, and number of drinks an ingredient makes should be considered approximate.

Join the discussion

Showing 4 comments for Old Bank.
See discussion in the Forum

Please log in to make a comment

Simon Sedgley

22nd January at 15:04

This is just one of the best late night sippers. But if, as per the recipe, this is too sweet for your palate (as it is for ours), we suggest omitting the honey syrup and, instead, when preparing the garnish, lifting (by digging deep) the Maraschino cherry out of its jar with a teaspoon and, having skewered the cherry, stir the remaining syrup into the cocktail.

Calvin Grant

14th November 2024 at 04:10

It's like candy. Very complex, sophisticated candy. Couldn't stop drinking till it was gone. Like Jeremy and John suggest perhaps cut back on the honey and probably use higher proof bourbon. Very tasty none the less.

Jeremy Harrold

6th March 2024 at 22:18

I agree with John Quincy, Bigallet China China is sweet and this drink works without the need for any extra.
I used JD bonded to retain a bit of bourbon.

John Quincy

26th May 2022 at 04:13

This was sugar sweet. China china is really delicious and complex but it has to be mixed with caution as it is really sweet. I was dubious when I saw that this was going to be mixed with honey. I would leave the honey out and pair it with a very robust bourbon. A low proof bourbon will be lost with the amount of sugar in this drink.

See discussion in the Forum