Whiskey old fashioned with kirsch, chocolate and cherry bitters

Black Forest Old Fashioned

Whiskey old fashioned with kirsch, chocolate and cherry bitters

regional Difficulty: 2/5 3 min

Ingredients

  • 2 dashes (1.2 ml) Fee Brothers Chocolate Bitters bitters
    Rich cocoa notes
  • 2 dashes (1.2 ml) Cherry Bitters bitters
    Cherry depth
  • 1/4 oz (7.4 ml) Kirsch modifier
    German cherry brandy
  • 2 oz (59.1 ml) Bourbon Whiskey spirit
    Use quality bourbon
  • 1 barspoon (1.0 barspoon) Simple Syrup sweetener
    Rich simple syrup
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Instructions

  1. Add 2 oz bourbon, 0.25 oz kirsch, and 1 barspoon simple syrup to mixing glass
  2. Add 2 dashes chocolate bitters and 2 dashes cherry bitters
  3. Fill with ice and stir until well chilled
  4. Strain over large ice cube in old fashioned glass
  5. Express orange peel oils over drink and garnish with fresh cherry

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