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Optimist Old Fashioned

Nightcap/sipping · Spirit-forward

3.8 61 ratings

Ingredients

2 oz Bourbon whiskey
1/2 oz Bénédictine D.O.M.
2 dash Orange bitters
4 drop Chocolate bitters

How to make

Serve in a old-fashioned glass

Prepare

  1. 1 Select and pre-chill an OLD-FASHIONED GLASS.
  2. 2 Prepare garnish of orange zest twist.

Method

  1. 3 STIR all ingredients with ice.
  2. 4 STRAIN into ice-filled glass (preferably over a large cube or chunk of block ice).

Garnish

  1. 5 EXPRESS orange zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Flavour profile

34.5% alc./vol. · 1.9 standard drinks · 198 calories

History

With 60ml of 45% alc./vol. whiskey and 15ml of 40% alc./vol. liqueur, this is a punchy cocktail. Some may want to reduce the bourbon by 10ml or 15ml for sobriety, but the original 1:4 ratio is best.

Stephanie Andrews created this drink in 2021 at The Spindle Bar in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA.

Created by Stephanie Andrews