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Port Old-Fashioned

Autumn/fall · Christmas and Thanksgiving · Hall of Fame and must know/try

4.2 93 ratings

Ingredients

2 oz Bourbon whiskey
3/4 oz Tawny port
1/4 oz Maple syrup
6 drop Abbott's 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.

Garnish

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

Flavour profile

27.4% alc./vol. · 1.8 standard drinks · 214 calories

History

Bourbon and maple syrup slightly dominate the port wine, but the port wine provides an underlying fruitiness to this delicious and balanced Old-Fashioned variation.

The Red Star Tavern in Portland, Oregon, USA, is the source of this adapted recipe. The history and recipe variations of the Old-Fashioned cocktail are covered here.