How to Make a Black Walnut Old Fashioned

Happy National Bourbon Month, friends! I figured the best time to make a come back was in honor of my favorite spirit! This month I have something super special planned for all of us. For the month of September, I'll be uploading a new video EVERY SINGLE DAY. That's right! You'll learn one new cocktail every single day this month!

Let's start with this little riff on the Old Fashioned, The Black Walnut Old Fashioned. This one stars Four Roses Single Barrel Bourbon, Nocello Walnut Liqueur, and a smidge of Woodford Reserves Cherry Bitters. The result is a vanilla hinted, nutty, dark caramel dream. Substituting the simple syrup here for walnut liqueur brings out all the characteristics I love in Four Roses.

Play around with this one! I love using Aztec Chocolate Bitters or Orange Bitters in it as well.

The Black Walnut Old Fashioned

2 oz Four Roses Single Barrel Bourbon 1 oz Nocello (Walnut Liqueur) 3-5 Dashes Cherry Bitters

Stir, strain, serve over ice. Garnish with a Luxardo cherry and either lemon or orange peel for brightness.

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The cave was discovered in 1953 by the Mau Mau freedom fighters fighting the British colonial government soon after the declaration of the State of Emergency in 1952. It was bombed by British forces in 1959 after the location was obtained from a member of the Land and Freedom Army. Approximately 200 people lost their lives in the cave during the bombardment, and their remains can still be seen amongst the rubble. It was gazetted in 2003 by the Museums of Kenya and declared a national monument.

Nocello is a walnut flavored liqueur from Italy. It is produced by the Toschi Vignola S.r.l. company of Savignano sul Panaro, province of Modena, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. The product originated in Emilia-Romagna. It is labeled "Imitation Liqueur" in the United States and is 24% alcohol by volume. The liqueur is sweet with a rounded and balanced walnut flavour with vanilla tones. Nocello is similar in taste to Frangelico. In 2004 Nocello was awarded a gold medal at the IWSC (International Wine and Spirit Competition, UK) competition for nut liquors. Similar liqueurs have "been produced since medieval times and used as medicine".