Name: Old Barrel
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 60 ml Rye whiskey 50% abv; 15 ml Bénédictine D.O.M.; 15 ml Amontillado sherry; 3 dash Aromatic bitters

Old Barrel
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Photographed in an UB Ginza Old Fashioned 10.5oz

Ingredients:
2 oz	Straight rye whiskey (100 proof /50% alc./vol.)
¹⁄₂ oz	Bénédictine D.O.M. liqueur
¹⁄₂ oz	Lustau Amontillado Los Arcos Sherry
3 dash	Angostura Aromatic Bitters

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill an Old-fashioned glass.
Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist.
STIR all ingredients with ice.
STRAIN into ice-filled glass (preferably over a large cube or chunk of block ice).
EXPRESS lemon zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Amontillado sherry - Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

Strength & taste guide:

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Boozy

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Medium

Dry/sour

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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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Variant:

The Neutral Ground

Nutrition:

One serving of Old Barrel contains 198 calories

Alcohol content:

2.2 standard drinks
33.99% alc./vol. (33.99° proof)
30.9 grams of pure alcohol

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Carolyn Rush

8th June at 23:01

Made it exactly according to the recipe and loved it!
Less sweet and more interesting than the typical Old Fashioned. The Amontillado anchors it with a nice mushroom funk, and the lemon gives it an elegant, refreshing lift.
5 Stars!