I've been making a bunch of rittenhouse, appleton, laird's old fashioneds at 1 oz / .5 oz / .5 oz. Made a couple, then decided it worked well enough so made a little bottle with 20 oz booze, just have to add simple/bitters/peel.
If you have that Smith and Cross, and want a needlessly complicated split-base old fashioned that will require you to buy at least one more obscure bottle of liquor (and who wouldn't), have I got the recipe for you:
Fruitcake Old Fashioned:
3/4 oz bourbon
1/2 oz Lairds 7-1/2 yr apple brandy (or Calvados)
1/2 oz Lustau Brandy de Jerez
1/4 oz Smith & Cross
1 bsp toasted sugar syrup
1 dash Ango
1 dash black walnut bitters
(If making more than one, you should batch ahead of time.)
What do you think of Old Overholt rye? The 100 is pretty cheap but a bit funky. It’s a nice variation from the Rittenhouse but I doubt I will get another bottle. The 114 is nice and aged 4 years. I got a bottle for $30. Worth a shot if you can find it.
I know it’s a “no-no” but I used Weller Full Proof for the bourbon. Holy moly, it’s amazing.
It's not a no-no! If I could get that reliably at a non-insane price, I'd definitely try stuff like that.
I think...not infrequently about how I will almost certainly never be able to have a "Staggerac" https://robertsimonson.substack.com/p/the-age-of-the-staggerac-and-today (There's a bottle of GTS at my local listed for $1600. Nope!)
Thoughts about subbing Lyle’s Golden Syrup for the maple syrup?
Should work well, especially with the lower proof combo. Mix down the Lyle’s with a little water first -- it’s pretty thick on its own.
I've been making a bunch of rittenhouse, appleton, laird's old fashioneds at 1 oz / .5 oz / .5 oz. Made a couple, then decided it worked well enough so made a little bottle with 20 oz booze, just have to add simple/bitters/peel.
If you have that Smith and Cross, and want a needlessly complicated split-base old fashioned that will require you to buy at least one more obscure bottle of liquor (and who wouldn't), have I got the recipe for you:
Fruitcake Old Fashioned:
3/4 oz bourbon
1/2 oz Lairds 7-1/2 yr apple brandy (or Calvados)
1/2 oz Lustau Brandy de Jerez
1/4 oz Smith & Cross
1 bsp toasted sugar syrup
1 dash Ango
1 dash black walnut bitters
(If making more than one, you should batch ahead of time.)
What do you think of Old Overholt rye? The 100 is pretty cheap but a bit funky. It’s a nice variation from the Rittenhouse but I doubt I will get another bottle. The 114 is nice and aged 4 years. I got a bottle for $30. Worth a shot if you can find it.