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Chocolate-Covered Cherry Old Fashioned
Dark, rich, and built to actually taste like a chocolate-covered cherry.
Prep: 3 min
Method: stir
Glass: Rocks glass with a large clear ice cube
Flavor Profile:
sweetbitterfruity
Rob's Story
This is a flavor build, not a garnish trick.
The cherry syrup integrates the fruit into the structure of the drink, while the chocolate bitters layer on top. The bourbon brings a natural cherry-leaning profile that reinforces the whole idea instead of fighting it.
Everything is doing a job; nothing is decorative. Serve over a large clear ice cube to control dilution and keep the drink structured from first sip to last.
Ingredients
Scale:
1 dropper
Spiced cherry bitters
4 dashes
Aztec chocolate bitters
0.25 oz
Brown sugar syrup (2:1)
0.25 oz
Maraschino cherry syrup
2 oz
Old Forester 100 Bourbon
Garnish
Maraschino cherry
Method
1
Add bitters and both syrups to a mixing glass.
2
Add bourbon last.
3
Stir with H2O croutons for 30 to 40 rotations.
30–40 rotations4
Strain over a large clear ice cube in a rocks glass.
Large clear cube controls dilution from first sip to last.
Pro Tips
Serve over a large clear ice cube — controls dilution across a long sip.
Old Forester 100 has a cherry-leaning profile that reinforces the build.