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I uttered a very dirty word sipping this cocktail for the first time.

Such a simple combination and yet so, so, so good! As a whiskey lover, this has catapulted into my Top 5. This has the perfect proportions, with the equal whiskies and the halved Amaretto. Balanced to a tee. Nothing fights, everything compliments.

My only disappointment was discovering that I had no almonds in the house. Which, I suppose, is just an excuse to buy some and make this again!

Made again using California over proof bourbon and rye. Again used the Peychaud Bitters. Was outstanding. Especially with a caramel biscotti. WOW.

Made this with a chocolate bourbon and chocolate bitters as substitutes. It is absolutely phenomenal!

Had this again and loved it. Did substitute Peychaud bitters. Nice almond flavour in the background and went perfectly with almond biscuits after dinner.

Not an old fashioned but an improved whiskey cocktail. So much for the pedantry: it is a lovely drink.

As others have mentioned, I initially couldn't really taste the amaretto. @Simon, any idea why this seems to be a common occurrence? I used Wild Turkey 101 Rye & a 50/50 blend of Wild Turkey 101 & 81 Proof Bourbon, plus Disaronno & Angostura Aromatic Bitters. I ended up adding ~7.5 ml of Disaronno, as Adam . suggested, and then I could taste all of the ingredients. Nice alternative Old Fashioned option at that point.

Aren’t “old fashioned’s” plainer whiskey cocktails and this would be historically what is described as an “improved” whiskey cocktail.

Almond flavor is lost amongst the Bourbon/Rye whiskey. Honestly, it just tastes like an old fashioned.

I made this but found the almond aroma a touch lacking.

So instead for a garnish, I shaved some roasted almonds to make a coarse meal and torched it to bring it the fragrance. Dipped the rim of my glass in Amaretto and rolled in the almond... Did the trick, you get the rich war nutty aroma without affecting the taste in the glass.

Made this yesterday as per the recipe and loved it without reservation. Perfect for a cold, stormy November evening in front of the fire.
Just made it again but with Ginger Liqueur instead of Amaretto and substituted preserved ginger for the garnish. Delicious but needed some sweetness to balance so added back 10ml of Amaretto. My husband’s cold is getting better already!

Perfect. Outstanding sipping cocktail.

I used old Ezra 7 barrel str, the WP, then subbed some fig liqueur for the amaretto and toasted almond bitters to bring back the nut flavor. Yummy.

We enjoyed this one immensely. Usually we find amaretto liquor overpowering in cocktails but this one hit the right notes.

I've made this a few times now and I will revise my prior comment—no need for any sugar. I switched to Buffalo Trace rather than Maker's Mark and added maybe about an extra 5-7ml of amaretto. Now it's really singing and part of the regular rotation. Fantastic in the fall. This drink helped me survive watching the U.S. election!

I made this with Maker's Mark and Crown Royal Northern Harvest Rye (45%)—I'm in Canada so rye means Canadian rye in my house. This is a lovely mix of flavours, but for my own palate I think I'll add just a few mls of brown sugar simple syrup (or maple syrup?) to really make it shine.

delicious - sweet but balanced (enough) good for when I'm in the mood for amaretto