Name: Gingerbread Old Fashioned
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 60 ml Bourbon whiskey; 7.5 ml Caramel liqueur; 5 ml Ginger liqueur; 4 drop Vanilla bitters; 2 drop Ginger bitters

Colin Cook 2y

I’m thinking of trying this with De Kuyper Butterscotch Caramel liqueur.

Simon Difford Verified User Premium Member 2y

Should work well.

Colin Cook 2y

De Kuyper Butterscotch indeed worked well. Thank you!
Will be making this one again.

Kevin Duffy 4y

Having read Simon's inspiration I decided to add 4 drops of chocolate bitters and felt it was a marginal improvement, slightly more rounded.

Robert Cameron 4y

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.

Simon Difford Verified User Premium Member 4y

I created this cocktail after finding cute chocolate-covered garnish-sized gingerbread men for sale in Hotel Chocolat. I used Giffard’s liqueur, without their prompting me, due to its flavour. For our UK readers, Giffard Toffee is available directly from us for a mere £15.95. In the USA it’s available from Destination Beverage and others.

Emily 4y

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. :)