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

Ingredients

1 1/2 fl oz

Bourbon whiskey

1/2 fl oz

Bigallet China China Amer

1/3 fl oz

Honey syrup (3 parts honey to 1 water by weight)

Method

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).

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Old Bank contains 182 calories

Alcohol content:

1.5 standard drinks
29.53% alc./vol. (59.06° proof)
20.7 grams of pure alcohol

Comments & Discussion

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Simon Sedgley Premium Member 1y

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 Premium Member 1y

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 2y

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 4y

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.