Old Barrel

Difford’s Guide
Discerning Drinkers (61 ratings)

Photographed in an UB Ginza Old Fashioned 10.5oz

Ingredients:
2 oz Straight rye whiskey (100 proof /50% alc./vol.)
12 oz Bénédictine D.O.M. liqueur
12 oz Lustau Amontillado Los Arcos Sherry
3 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 10/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 7/10

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 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 ’s Avatar 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!
Calvin Grant’s Avatar Calvin Grant
1st July at 01:17
Completely agree with the five stars. Just revisited this after several years (?) and it's still fantastic!
Simon Sedgley’s Avatar Simon Sedgley
7th June at 06:04
If you like your Old Fashioneds a bit on the dry side, this one's for you...and we used a Manzanilla.
Adam Kormondy’s Avatar Adam Kormondy
20th May at 05:22
Incredible interplay between the Amontillado and the Benedictine. Used an orange twist that gave a decadent nose.
Stephen C’s Avatar Stephen C
11th May at 02:13
Not too bad but didn't love. Used a fino sherry cause that's what I had.
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.
Jakub Piechowicz ’s Avatar Jakub Piechowicz
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!