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Improved Whiskey Cocktail
An Old-Fashioned "improved" by the addition of a little maraschino liqueur and absinthe
Andrew Ready
27th December 2024 at 12:55
A fine old fashioned variant. Totally agree with other comments about the volume of absinthe. Got it down to 4-5 carefully administered drops. It’s powerful stuff!
29th November 2024 at 09:15
I loved this cocktail before you added the absinthe - it’s far too overpowering now. Next time I’ll rinse the glass with absinthe then do your original recipe
28th June 2024 at 21:09
This cocktail was recently featured on Cocktail College podcast. so I made to that spec. 2.5 oz Jack Daniel Bottled in Bond Rye, 1 bar spoon Absinthe, 1 bar spoon rich simple syrup, 2 dashes of Angostura. Lemon twisted expressed over the top. Served in an Old Fashioned glass over a big cube (stirred in a mixing glass and strained). Truly superb. 100% will have this again.
28th June 2024 at 21:10
Forgot to add 1 bar spoon of Marschino...
2nd January 2024 at 08:43
Love this cocktail - have made it many times! But the photo is wrong!
2nd January 2024 at 10:28
Many thanks for letting me know, Meagan. The correct photo is now above.
23rd November 2023 at 22:28
Pretty good without the sugar syrup too, depending on the quality of your whiskeys.
25th September 2023 at 11:26
Different take on an old fashioned: lighter and more piquant. Zesty with the fresh lemon. Excellent! Still very much an after dinner sipper style sink. Recommended. Used wild Turkey 101 and makers Mark 46. Very happy
2nd April 2021 at 04:09
Good strong cocktail for those who like rye and bourbon. Great for sipping in the evening.
28th July 2020 at 02:21
The Review says it’s improved by the addition of Luxardo and absinthe... but there’s no absinthe in the recipe. Confused.
28th July 2020 at 07:54
Agreed. That was confusing. I've added more detail in the history above and amended the review to clarify. Thanks for bringing to my attention.