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Gingerbread Old Fashioned

Difford’s Guide
Discerning Drinkers (9)
Gingerbread Old Fashioned image
Measurements in:
Serves:
1
Ingredients
2 fl oz Bourbon whiskey
1⁄4 fl oz Giffard Caramel Toffee liqueur
1⁄6 fl oz Ginger liqueur
4 drop Vanilla bitters
2 drop Ginger bitters

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How to make

Glass

Photographed in a ZigZag Old-Fashioned Glass

Prepare

  1. Select and pre-chill an OLD-FASHIONED GLASS.
  2. Prepare garnish of gingerbread man.

Method

  1. STIR all ingredients with ice.
  2. STRAIN into ice-filled glass.

Garnish

  1. Garnish with gingerbread man.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
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Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Gingerbread Old Fashioned contains 190 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.7 standard drinks
  • 32.1% alc./vol. (64.21° proof)
  • 23.4 grams of pure alcohol

Values stated for alcohol and calorie content, and number of drinks an ingredient makes should be considered approximate.

History

Created by yours truly in December 2021 at the Clocktower in Rye, England.

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Review

Boozy and lightly ginger spiced with vanilla and caramel.

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Comments & Discussion

Colin Cook
I’m thinking of trying this with De Kuyper Butterscotch Caramel liqueur.
score: 1
Simon Difford Verified User Premium Member
Should work well.
score: 1
Colin Cook
De Kuyper Butterscotch indeed worked well. Thank you!
Will be making this one again.
score: 1
Kevin Duffy
Having read Simon's inspiration I decided to add 4 drops of chocolate bitters and felt it was a marginal improvement, slightly more rounded.
score: 1
Robert Cameron
Giffard Caramel Toffee Liqueur?! This is something I've never heard of, much less have in my larder. I understand why you do this kind of thing, and you do it continually, but your recipes would be tried more if you offered substitutes or how-to-make-ersatz-versions of uncommon ingredients. That way, if I liked the jury-rigged version, I'd be much more likely to go for the real thing - and Giffards would sell more. As it is, this recipe prompted me to make an Old Fashioned, period.
score: 0
Simon Difford Verified User Premium Member
I created this cocktail after finding cute chocolate-covered garnish-sized gingerbread men for sale in Hotel Chocolat. I used Giffard’s liqueur, without their prompting me, due to its flavour. For our UK readers, Giffard Toffee is available directly from us for a mere £15.95. In the USA it’s available from Destination Beverage and others.
score: 8
Emily
With all due respect, this site has a plethora of average-but-well-stocked-bar recipes. I too cannot make this cocktail, however I appreciate its inclusion.

One is always able to just scroll past to another drink that fits your personal bar on this (free!) site. :)
score: 9

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$3.42 per cocktail*

Makes a minimum of 6 cocktails.
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