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Port Old-Fashioned
Bourbon and maple syrup somewhat overwhelm the headline port wine, though port adds an underlying fruitiness to this balanced and tasty riff on an Old-Fashioned
Caspian Berggren
6th January at 16:37
I love every single component of this cocktail, but together it's just slightly underwhelming. Maybe I used the wrong port but it's not enough to balance the other ingredients.
30th December 2023 at 01:34
I've been making something similar to this for many years. The bar I learned it from considered it a riff on a Manhattan and thus named it the "Port Authority, " which is too perfect a name not to share.
4th June 2022 at 00:39
This was a great cocktail. The port basically was there to round out the bite of the bourbon…basically a smooth old fashion (I used a bonded bourbon).
4th December 2021 at 01:25
Very nice. Used it as an aperitif and it was wonderful with a nice Red Leichester cheese. The touch of port and maple added to the smoothness.
1st December 2021 at 06:27
Nice cocktail for Thanksgiving. I used Bitter Truth Jerry Thomas Decanter Bitters which worked well.