Name: Old Roma
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 60 ml Bourbon whiskey; 22.5 ml Amaro Lucano; 15 ml White crème de cacao; 2 dash Black walnut bitters

Old Roma
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Photographed in an UB Koto Old Fashioned 30cl

Ingredients:
2 oz	Bourbon whiskey
³⁄₄ oz	Lucano amaro
¹⁄₂ oz	White crème de cacao liqueur
2 dash	Black walnut bitters

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill an Old-fashioned glass.
Prepare garnish of caramelised peacan.
STIR all ingredients with ice.
STRAIN into ice-filled glass (preferably over a large cube or chunk of block ice).
Garnish with caramelised peacan.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Black walnut bitters - Nuts

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

A bittersweet, delicately chocolatey Old Fashioned with liquorice-led herbal complexity.

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History:

Adapted from a recipe created in 2020 by Barlow Gilmore, AKA The Weekend Mixologist.

Alcohol content:

2.1 standard drinks
29.78% alc./vol. (29.78° proof)
29.2 grams of pure alcohol

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Chris Brislawn

9th June at 04:08

Had everything but black walnut bitters so used toasted pecan bitters instead; worked fine. We even had a tin of pralines (caramelized pecans---American spelling). The only thing this drink has in common with an Old Fashioned is the bourbon, but it's a good and unusual combination of flavors right down to the garnish.

Caspian Berggren

26th May at 13:35

Honestly thought it would be too sweet but it's much drier than an old fashioned. Really like it though. The bourbon and chocolate liqueur gives some sweet backbone but the Lucano and bitters are really front and center and dries it all up. Fun cocktail, will definitely try again.

Dommie coolvax

15th March at 21:48

Thick syrupy sweet goodness, with a backbone of delicious bittnerness, would recommend to a friend, but not a lover.

Jeffrey Moore

4th July 2024 at 18:22

Phenomenal. Used Woodford Reserve Double Oak. I treated mine as a Manhattan riff, so served mine up. Rich, velvety texture and lovely after dinner sipper.

Richard Elgar

22nd April 2024 at 03:07

I agree that this needs another ounce of bourbon. It then becomes a good cocktail to celebrate the founding of Rome on April 21.

Matthew Coffey

26th March 2024 at 19:22

I found this far too sweet as written. The version on Kindred has twice the ratio of Bourbon to Amaro Lucano and Creme de Cacao. Those ratios create a much dryer drink with more space to appreciate the carmel and chocolate flavors.

Simon Difford

22nd April 2024 at 19:19

Many thanks, Matthew. I have corrected to 2oz bourbon.

Amarette Speights

28th March 2024 at 03:16

I agree! I’m a big fan of slightly sweet cocktails. Ala sweet Manhattan style. However, I found this a bit too sweet for my taste. Between the amaro and white crème de cacao and only an ounce of bourbon and walnut bitters to cut it. I added another ounce of bourbon as well. I do like it. But I still mark it as a sweeter drink. I think it’s a 6 now. A 5 as written.