Old Barrel

Difford’s Guide
Discerning Drinkers (38 ratings)

Photographed in an UB Ginza Old Fashioned 10.5oz

Ingredients:
1 oz Straight rye whiskey (100 proof /50% alc./vol.)
12 oz Bénédictine D.O.M. liqueur
12 oz Lustau Amontillado Los Arcos Sherry
2 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 lemon zest twist.
  3. STIR all ingredients with ice.
  4. STRAIN into ice-filled glass (preferably over a large cube or chunk of block ice).
  5. EXPRESS lemon zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 8/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 6/10

Review:

Rye whiskey spice, herbal liqueur complexity and vinous sherry sit alongside each other in a harmonious trinity with dashes of aromatic bitters and lemon zest freshness in this riff on a classic Old Fashioned.

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Nutrition:

One serving of Old Barrel contains 132 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.4 standard drinks
  • 31.28% alc./vol. (31.28° proof)
  • 19 grams of pure alcohol

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mregisterfl’s Avatar mregisterfl
11th June 2024 at 16:25
Had one of these at Public Domain in Minneapolis. Excellent. The nuttiness from the sherry was really nice.
John Hinojos’ Avatar John Hinojos
25th May 2022 at 00:39
Makes a great aperitif. Used Riptide 118 proof rye from California. Nice hints of herbal with the sherry coming in at the end. Great.
Juliusz Kant’s Avatar Juliusz Kant
25th December 2021 at 15:33
Tried this one with James E pepper 1776 px sherry cask, Lustau Oloroso Don Nuno and Orange zest. Quite nice.
Calvin Grant’s Avatar Calvin Grant
6th November 2021 at 02:29
This was delicious with The Bitter Truth's Aromatic Old Time Bitters.
13th October 2020 at 20:35
Substituted port for the sherry (bc that’s what i had available). Excellent!