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A L'Ancienne du Bois (A woody Old Fashioned)

Name: A L'Ancienne du Bois (A woody Old Fashioned)
Total time: 5 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 5 whole Maraschino cherry; 40 ml Cognac (brandy); 10 ml Walnut liqueur; 5 ml Maple syrup; 4 dash Creole bitters

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Ingredients
5 whole	Maraschino cherry (from jar in syrup)
1 1/3 fl oz	Cognac (brandy)
1/3 fl oz	Nux Alpina Walnut Liqueur
1/6 fl oz	Maple syrup
4 dash	Peychaud's or other Creole-style bitters

How to make

Glassware

Serve in an Old-fashioned glass

Prepare

Select and pre-chill an OLD-FASHIONED GLASS.
Prepare garnish of orange zest twist.

Method

MUDDLE cherries with bitters and maple syrup in base of glass.
Add 3 ice cubes and STIR.
Add brandy and 3 more ice cubes and STIR again.
Add walnut liqueur and 2 more ice cubes and STIR some more.

Garnish

EXPRESS orange zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Health & Nutrition

Alcohol content:

We don't have enough information to calculate the alc./vol., but based on known ingredients, this recipe contains at least:

15.5 grams of pure alcohol

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Walnut (Nocino) liqueur — Nuts

History

Created in 2015 by Gary Anderson at Gingers Bar at Purnell's Bistro, Birmingham, England, who says, "The drink came from wanting to make a cognac Old Fashioned (hence a l'ancienne). The maple, griottines and Peychaud's bitters were introduced to keep the idea of the cocktail being very French. Bizarrely, the walnut came from attempting a Google search for "maple and cherry" which displayed an antique wood specialist who along with maple and cherry wood also used walnut. Therefore my drink became "A Woody Old Fashioned" or "A L'Ancienne du Bois".

Review

Despite the name, this Old Fashioned style drink is more fruity and nutty than it is woody, but it's tasty all the same.

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Comments & Discussion

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Anthony Bozza 35w

A delectable winter cocktail made for fireside consumption. Tweak the cherry syrup to maple syrup to number of muddled cherries to suit your taste. You really can’t go wrong. A mix of black walnut and creole bitters hit the mark for me.

Lindsey Pucci 38w

I bought walnut liqueur just for this cocktail, and it was worth the buy. This is a delicious Winter drink.

Anna Bonde Premium Member 46w

Used black walnut bitters instead, found it very tasty!

Katie Winder 4y