Port Old Fashioned

Port Old Fashioned

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An Old Fashioned variant which adds the richness of ruby port.

Ingredients

60 ml bourbon
15 ml ruby port
7.50 ml maple syrup
2 dashes aromatic bitters

Directions

Place a wide strip of orange peel in a tumbler.

Add the maple syrup and aromatic bitters and gently muddle to release the oils.

Add a large block of ice to the glass.

Pour the bourbon, followed by the ruby port and stir gently to combine.

Scotch Old Fashioned

Scotch Old-Fashioned

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Scotch whisky based Old Fashioned variation which can show off a balanced Scotch single malt such as Lagavulin.

Ingredients

60 ml Scotch whisky
2 dashes aromatic bitters
1 sugar cube/teaspoon
Splash of chilled water
1 piece of orange peel
1 Maraschino cherry as garnish

Directions

In a Scotch glass muddle the sugar cube, aromatic bitters, water and orange peel.

Add ice and Scotch and gently stir to combine.

Garnish with a cherry

Vermont Jack

Vermont Jack

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A great cocktail mixing Gentleman Jack and maple syrup.

Ingredients

2 oz Jack Daniel’s Gentleman Jack Tennessee Whiskey
3 dashes orange bitters
¾ oz freshly squeezed orange juice
¾ oz pure maple syrup
Orange peel for garnish

Directions

Half-fill a cocktail shaker with ice.

Add all ingredients and shake until well-chilled.

Strain into a tumbler over fresh ice and garnish with an orange twist.