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Smoked Old Fashioned Godfather
A quartet of whiskies: bourbon, rye, blended Scotch and Islay single malt, stirred with, and lightly sweetened and flavoured by amaretto liqueur. The result...
Caspian Berggren
7th January at 21:28
Slightly too sweet but you're definitely on to something. I love how the 15ml spirits play with the almond and the smoky scotch. It almost becomes something like a coffee toffee or something. It's honestly really cool. Next time I think I'll make it with 17.5ml Amaretto and 8ml smoky scotch just to dampen the sweetness a bit.
20th December 2025 at 04:58
Liking my cocktails a little less sweet, I reduced the amount of Ameretto to the same as the bourbon, rye, and whisky.
27th December 2024 at 16:42
Definitely my favorite Godfather variant! That said, I love smoky whiskies and for this one I used Ileach Cask strength (58% abv) with a degree of smokiness which makes Laphroaig seem like a mild mannered Irish in comparison ;)
16th February 2023 at 23:42
This needs bitters to be an old fashioned! Its a fancy godfather otherwise. I added 2 dashes Chicory Pecan bitters from El Guapo in New Orleansto keep it nutty. I used L'orgeat, an almond liqueur from Brooklyn. Its got more of a roasted almond character than the bitter almond extract vibe I get from Amaretto. Its 20% abv and I kept the proportions the same. It was good but a bit sweet. I imagine it would be with most amaretto as well.
18th December 2022 at 06:50
Is it extremely wanky to use 4 different whiskys in one drink? Yes. Is it really good? Also yes.
25th November 2022 at 11:12
Thanks for the reply, not sure I understand can you clarify: once Madeira is opened you should keep it in the refrigerator or you should keep it at room temperature? There is a lot of conflicting information about this.
25th November 2022 at 12:18
Madeira should be kept at room temperature and not in a refrigerator.
24th November 2022 at 23:55
Do you prefer this or the madurised one better? I don't have Madeira not sure if its worth investing in a good bottle this drink seems similar enough but you rated the madurised one 5 stars. How much better is the madurised one compared to this one if at all?
25th November 2022 at 07:50
Yes, I prefer the Madurised one. It's worth investing in a great bottle of Madeira, if just to sip on. Even once opened, if stored away from sunlight and at room temperature (not cold), even once opened it will be good to drink for years. It doesn't suffer from oxygenisation like other wines.
10th October 2021 at 22:03
I kept the Saliza but used Grants and Abrachan (Lidl own brand - don't judge....it's become my mid-week smoky go-to)
This 1:1:1 keeps the smoke interest but is rather more dry
This 1:1:1 keeps the smoke interest but is rather more dry
30th September 2021 at 07:09
All of my favourite things. I subbed in a Japanese blend for the Dewar's and used Ardbeg for the smoky kick. Sublime and smooth!
2nd June 2021 at 04:04
Wonderful mix of the various types of whisky. Subtle smokey flavour, but not overpowering.
29th October 2020 at 22:56
Not really smokey, maybe because I used the 18y old Bowmore.. anyway a fantastic Old Fashioned variation.
6th October 2024 at 05:12
Fairly smokey with Johnnie Walker Black & Lagavulin 16.