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Maple Rum Old-Fashioned
Well-aged rum mellowed and sweetened by maple syrup. A spirit-forward sipper that's rich and easy
Tony Jones
7th May 2023 at 22:15
Good with Gosling and chocolate bitters.
9th February 2023 at 17:42
Add an orange wedge cut in 4 pieces, while stirring, and will make the difference…for the better…
12th December 2022 at 11:45
Pretty tasty with Appleton's Signature.
5th October 2022 at 22:31
I liked this but it felt a bit two dimensional…needed something for that third dimension. The suggestion below to use chocolate bitters instead was excellent!
29th March 2024 at 06:32
I'll have to try it with chocolate bitters, but definitely not two dimensional for me with Appleton Estate 8 Reserve and strong dashes of Angostura Aromatic Bitters.
29th July 2022 at 01:17
Everything I love about the simple syrup version, except we always have maple in the fridge and there’s no way I’m boiling water in this heat wave. Elegant & slightly debauched in the way of all strong, fruitless rummers.
13th May 2022 at 17:39
An old family favourite with a personal twist using Havana Club 7yo, maple syrup with 2-4 dashes (depending on your taste) of Fee Brother's chocolate bitters instead of Angostura bitters.
26th February 2022 at 21:36
Used Bully Boy Boston Rum and maple syrup I made from the trees on property. Very nice late February evening cocktail sitting by the woodstove.
22nd February 2022 at 20:11
Tried this with Bacardi Octo, very satisfying. The maple syrup just adds another dimension of sweetness and flavour and in my opinion makes a superior drink to a standard Old Fashioned.