Emily

Easy and tasty. Subbed passionfruit juice for the fresh, but used super-juice lemon so extra acidity there.
Added 1/4 ox ancho reyes for fun and it adds a nice subtle heat at the end.

Does a good job in calling back those burnt caramel elements, which helps balance out the sweetness. I used slightly less salted caramel as the one I have is super strong/sweet.

Giffard Caramel Toffee Liqueur?! This is something I've never heard of, much less have in my larder. I understand why you do this kind of thing, and you do it continually, but your recipes would be tried more if you offered substitutes or how-to-make-ersatz-versions of uncommon ingredients. That way, if I liked the jury-rigged version, I'd be much more likely to go for the real thing - and Giffards would sell more. As it is, this recipe prompted me to make an Old Fashioned, period.

With all due respect, this site has a plethora of average-but-well-stocked-bar recipes. I too cannot make this cocktail, however I appreciate its inclusion.

One is always able to just scroll past to another drink that fits your personal bar on this (free!) site. :)

Simple ingredients amounting to a more nuanced drink than expected. Will be making again!

As stated a vodka-tini style drink but a decent light drink for what it is. Added some other bitters (Moondog Bitteredsling) to add a wee bit more depth to it.

I added a generous squeeze (~1/3 oz-ish) lemon juice and a single grate of lemon rind in place of the lime twist for some brightness as mine was a bit 'heavy' despite the dryness of the calvados, but that could have been due to my brand of liquors. Very sippable. Can see the shake being beneficial (I shook!)

Such a simple combo but comes off really well.