Name: Maple Rum Old-Fashioned
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 60 ml Aged rum (6-10yr); 10 ml Maple syrup; 2 dash Aromatic bitters

Ingredients

2 fl oz

Caribbean blended rum aged 6-10 years

¹⁄₃ fl oz

Maple syrup

2 dash

Angostura Aromatic Bitters

How to make

Glass

Prepare

Select and pre-chill an OLD-FASHIONED GLASS.

Prepare garnish of orange zest twist.

Method

STIR all ingredients with ice.

STRAIN into ice-filled glass (preferably over a large cube or chunk of block ice).

Garnish

EXPRESS orange zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Maple Rum Old-Fashioned contains 208 calories

Alcohol content:

1.4 standard drinks
27.07% alc./vol. (54.14° proof)
19.2 grams of pure alcohol

Comments & Discussion

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Simon Difford Verified User Premium Member 8w

I've reduced the maple syrup from 12.5 ml to 10 ml (⅓ oz), but the optimal amount will depend on personal taste and the style of rum. Enjoy experimenting!

Ryan Madden Premium Member 8w

This was really good! I made mine with Appleton 8 year and Grade A Dark Robust Vermont Maple Syrup. I tried it per the recipe and found it just a touch too sweet, so I added a dash of Regans' Orange Bitters; that really tied everything together. Therefore, I'd recommend 1-2 dashes of Regans' Orange Bitters if you have it.

Toby James Premium Member 9w

Best example of how there's sweetness and then there's sweetness. I typically drop sugar with cocktail recipes, but the maple flavour interacting with the rum sweetness is the star. Best balance for me is OFTD — enough Jamaica, Guyana, and ABV to structure without going full hogo, and gives the syrup something to push against. Sweetness is almost a side-effect.

Tim Cull 24w

Been looking for a rum-forward, non-juiced-up cocktail for a while. This is it!

Sam Standen 27w

This is my favourite cocktail but I us 60ml El Dorado 21 (the 15 is good too), 10ml maple syrup, 2 shakes of ango bitters, 1 shake of chocolate bitters and two sprays of Linden Leaf Orange cocktail spray (it's so much more consistent than expressing orange oil from peels).

James Kittock Premium Member 29w

I went with 1 oz of Diplomático Mantuano, 1/2 oz Appleton Estate Signature, 1/2 oz Hamilton 86, and just 1/4 oz maple syrup. Perfect sipper. I might like it more than a bourbon old fashioned…

Matt 33w

This is perfect when I'm in the mood for rum but don't feel like going full tiki. Using Appleton Estate 12 Year Old, maple syrup, and just a few drops of Elemakule Tiki Bitters to add a touch of spice—it's easy to make and very, very easy to drink. Will definitely be trying it again with a few other rum/bitters combinations!

Graeme McPherson 35w

Like a previous reviewer I used Appleton Estate 8 Reserve and I have become a big fan of the Maple Rum Old Fashioned. A very smooth late night sipper.