Banana's Foster Old Fashioned Recipe

Cocktail

1. 1

   Chill glass

   Place an old-fashioned glass in the freezer for a few minutes or fill it with ice water while you prepare the cocktail to lightly chill the serving glass.

2. 2

   Combine ingredients

   In a mixing glass, add 2 oz Maker's Mark, 0.5 oz Tempus Fugit Crème de Banane, 0.25 oz Frangelico, 0.25 oz pure maple syrup, 0.25 oz orgeat, 2 dashes black walnut bitters and 1 dash Angostura bitters (optional).

3. 3

   Add ice and stir

   Fill the mixing glass with enough ice to properly chill (about 6-8 large cubes). Stir gently with a bar spoon for 20-30 seconds until the cocktail is well chilled and slightly diluted (target ~20-25% dilution from the starting spirit volume).

4. 4

   Prepare glass

   Dump the ice water from the chilled glass (if used) and add one large clear ice cube to the old-fashioned glass.

5. 5

   Strain

   Double-strain the mixed cocktail over the large ice cube in the prepared old-fashioned glass using a Hawthorne and fine strainer (or just a Hawthorne if fine straining is unnecessary).

6. 6

   Garnish - flamed banana peel

   Take a fresh banana peel or a thin banana slice. If using a peel: hold a small piece of banana peel (inner side facing the drink) over the glass and carefully squeeze a match or lighter flame near the peel so the oils briefly flame and spray a thin mist of charred banana oil onto the cocktail. If you prefer not to flame, simply express the peel over the drink and rest it on the rim, or float a thin banana slice on top. Be cautious when flaming — do not lean over the glass.

7. 7

   Serve

   Serve immediately. Sip slowly to enjoy the interplay of banana, hazelnut, almond, maple and black walnut bitters against the bourbon backbone.