Name: Maple Old Fashioned
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 50 ml Bourbon whiskey; 15 ml Rye whiskey 50% abv; 10 ml Maple syrup; 1 dash Orange bitters; 3 drop Saline solution 4:1

Annie Nardone 37w

Skipped the bourbon (I was out) and used only the 1 2/3 shot 100% rye. Stirred in bourbon barrel casked maple syrup, then finished with my Smoked and Charred for a smoked finish.

Tyler Fleming 1y

I've been making this with 4 roses single barrel (high proof and high rye mash bill so I'm excluding the rye) and I am using a using cherry bourbon bitters and this is my favorite variation/adaptation of an old fashioned I've ever had

Chris Dimal 44w

Didn't have the Cherry Bourbon Bitters, but I made it with standard Ango and it is a great take on the Old Fashioned. But I personally prefer the Rum and Difford's versions a bit more.

Chris Charman 1y

A 50/50 Canadian club and smoke ardbeg with an orange blush made this excellent cocktail even better. Probably my fav

Bukunmi Aina 2y

Floodwoods.com maple syrup and beer and some ice top it up, it was nice. thanks for showing me the new way

John Voice 2y

Just made this with Pikes Creek - was good- but not great - Tried again with a dash of normal Angostura plus the Orange bitters and was better more like a OF but still sweet will try with less Maple Syrup next around 7.5 ml

Annechien Premium Member 2y

Mellow and fragrant. This is a nice drink but I find myself missing the spice and warmth of the classic old fashioned recipe. Could be that my bourbon is not up to the task. I’m new to this cocktail making business and I wasn’t sure how I felt about bourbon. So I played it safe and bought myself a budget-friendly bottle of four roses. I’m keeping an eye on the comments of other bourbon drinkers to decide what I should buy after I’ve finished with the four roses.

John Voice 2y

Try a more Rye forward Bourbon or it could be the lack on Angostura Bitters in this recipe. I like Old Forester which in my opinion makes a great old fashioned - must try with Maple Syrup, I normally go with Rich Syrup but might mix a batch..

Alexander Timofeyev 2y

My go to for a regular Old Fashioned is Rittenhouse Rye.

For a bourbon Old Fashioned, I would go with a mid-tier bourbon such as Four Roses Small Batch, Elijah Craig Small Batch, New Riff Bottled in Bond, or for a more budget option Evan Williams Bottled in Bond or Old Grandad Bottled in Bond. In a cocktail where the spirit is so centered, the added flavor the mid-tier brings helps elevate the drink.

But you can also add spice and warmth by adding Angostura bitters instead of, or in addition to, the orange bitters. Bourbon + orange bitters is all about mellow, so turn to a rye whiskey (Rittenhouse) or high-rye bourbon (New Riff, Old Grandad) and Angostura bitters for warmth and spice.

Chris Dimal 2y

A go-to. Whiskey and maple always go hand-in-hand.

Yossi Burg 3y

Made to Simon's recipe above last night- pretty damn good...roll on to this evening and same ratios (and using Makers Mark 46) but used 2 dashes of The Bitter Truth's Peach bitters in place of orange bitters. Wonderful aroma and wonder taste for after dinner.

Andy Parnell-Hopkinson 3y

Excellent. Use Canadian Club second time; not sure if it was better but it felt more appropriate.

Michaël Van Den Eede 3y

Indeed an easier-to-make version of the Benton's Old-Fashioned with bacon fatwashed Bourbon. Thanks!

1 ²⁄₃ fl oz	Bourbon whiskey
¹⁄₂ fl oz	Straight rye whiskey (100 proof /50% alc./vol.)
¹⁄₃ fl oz	Maple syrup
1 dash	Orange Bitters by Angostura
3 drop	Saline solution (20g sea salt to 80g water) or pinch of salt

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