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.
Glass
Rocks glass
Method
Stirred
Serves
1
Profile
Maple, nutty, spiced
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
Suggested Brand
A suggested option for the rye base.
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.
Bar Tools
- Mixing glass
- Bar spoon
- Jigger
- Cocktail strainer
- Citrus peeler
Whiskey Scene Notes
Keep the maple measure modest. The drink should suggest brown butter and breakfast maple, not become a syrupy dessert.
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