Brown Butter Maple Rye is rich without being heavy, taking the familiar structure of an Old Fashioned and giving it a softer, more culinary edge. Maple adds round sweetness, brown butter brings a nutty warmth, and rye keeps the drink from becoming too plush. It is a quiet after-dinner cocktail with a savory thread running through the sweetness.
Brown Butter Maple Rye
A nutty maple rye cocktail with bitters, orange oil, and a warm dessert-like finish.
Ingredients
- 2 oz rye whiskey
- 1/4 oz brown butter maple syrup
- 2 dashes aromatic bitters
- 1 dash black walnut bitters
- Large ice cube
- Orange peel, for garnish
Method
- Add rye, brown butter maple syrup, and bitters to a mixing glass with ice.
- Stir until chilled and slightly diluted.
- Strain into a rocks glass over a large cube.
- Express orange oil over the drink and place the peel in the glass.
Whiskey Scene Notes
Keep the maple measure modest. The drink should suggest brown butter and breakfast maple, not become a syrupy dessert.
