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Anything from 10ml (1/3oz) to 15ml (1/2oz) maple syrup works in this recipe, depending on your maple syrup, lemons and personal taste. I've gone for the...
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Tuber Magnatum’s Avatar Tuber Magnatum
5th May at 22:09
Curiously, the LCBO (Liquor Control Board of Ontario) in its quarterly publication promoting its products, attributes the "Maple Leaf Cocktail" to a barman at the Four Seasons Hotel in Toronto for a party celebrating the promotion of new Executive Chef Robert Bartley: https://www.lcbo.com/en/recipe/maple-leaf-cocktail/200705070. However this is clearly different from the cocktail Frank Meier described in his 1936 book "The Artistry of Mixing Drinks" which used Bourbon rather than Canadian Rye. The origin remains a mystery!
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Chris Brislawn’s Avatar Chris Brislawn
23rd April at 04:31
No idea who created it, but if you're gonna use it as drink-of-the-day for Canadian Flag Day then you should probably make it with Canadian whisky (I used Crown Royal) rather than Kentucky bourbon. I also cut 3 thin slices of lemon and muddled them well to get more of the bitterness from the pith and oil from the zest, making the drink a bit cloudier and seemingly more complex than it would have been with squeezed juice. Rounded the Whistle Pig maple syrup up to 1/2 oz without making it too sweet. Simple (just 3 ingredients), smooth, and very good.
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Peter McCarthy’s Avatar Peter McCarthy
7th February 2024 at 03:43
This is nice! I'm getting the Bourbon up front, then lemon, then maple lingers after. I like that you can play around with the amount of maple syrup, to taste. Might be fun to try it with different "fancy" syrups, especially the barrel aged ones, etc.
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G. M. Genovese’s Avatar G. M. Genovese
9th September 2023 at 12:23
Solid 4.25 stars. I used a bonded bourbon (of course) and a slightly to saccharine maple syrup (Steve & Ed's)... Overall, good balance of flavors. Made its mark.
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Elizabeth Appel’s Avatar Elizabeth Appel
2nd May 2023 at 03:14
This was wonderful. It was a smooth sour. Not so sweet.
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Andre Derailleur’s Avatar Andre Derailleur
1st July 2022 at 05:53
With Canadian whiskey and aromatic bitters this would be an "Habitant" from Quebec: n'est pas?
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Helen Selucky’s Avatar Helen Selucky
5th February 2022 at 07:40
I recently discovered the Old Fashioned. Then the salted maple Old Fashioned. This is a delicious addition to the family. A lovely balance of tart, sweet and booze. Yum! I've seen other recipes include a pinch of cinnamon, which I tried and is also very good.
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Jay Longy D.’s Avatar Jay Longy D.
27th December 2021 at 18:46
I realy love this cocktail. I tried with some burbon, but i tried also with scotch and irish whisky and make nice decent different tones. Last time I tried add 10ml Grand Marnier liquer and make my happy with light citrus tones. And Japan maple leaf twist with egg white Is nice foamy and light.
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