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Spirituous and herbal. A great alternative to an Old-Fashioned , as a late-night sipper
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Scott McIsaac’s Avatar Scott McIsaac
24th April at 21:53
Delicious! Sweet and velvety, but not cloying. Based on Simon Sedgley's suggestion, I may try substituting Hogsworth (a craft blend of bourbons and aged armagnacs marketed here in the US) for the armagnac the next time I mix one. Will add another comment if I do.
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Scott McIsaac’s Avatar Scott McIsaac
30th September at 21:50
So, I finally did try it with Hogsworth substituted for the Armagnac, and I liked it even better! I also tried substituting Cognac for Armagnac, and that was good too. (Hogsworth is a 60%/40% blend of bourbon to Armagnac, so if you can't get your hands on any, blend some yourself!)
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Simon Sedgley’s Avatar Simon Sedgley
10th July 2025 at 11:01
Very elegant and luxurious. As a bolder alternative, we think Rittenhouse Rye works very nicely as a substitute for the Armagnac...one might even add a further dash of bitters.
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Antoni Baltar’s Avatar Antoni Baltar
21st October 2023 at 13:22
Very good, a very interesting way to show up the black walnut bitters ( they are a recent acquisition of mine and I'm in ove with them). Made it with Torres 20 Hors d'Age brandy. Catalan brandies have a nice vanilla touch
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Lee Clarke’s Avatar Lee Clarke
23rd October 2022 at 19:21
Just tried this for the first time. Absolutely love it.
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Flemming Juul’s Avatar Flemming Juul
19th December 2021 at 00:12
I'm using Torres Brandy for this one, and it's one of the absolute favourite sippers.
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Rob Kennedy’s Avatar Rob Kennedy
26th February 2021 at 01:25
Highly Recommended.
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Alan Brown’s Avatar Alan Brown
31st January 2021 at 18:38
Quite delicious, and definitely a sipper to be savoured slowly. The walnut bitters are essential to the finished drink.
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