Old-Fashioned
[Death & Co]
Night Owl
Old Fashioned
Ingredients
- 2 oz
- Elijah Craig Small Batch Bourbon (Elijah Craig 12-Year)
- 1⁄2 oz
- cacao nib-infused Ramazzotti
- 1⁄2 tsp
- demerara syrup
- 3 dash
- Miracle Mile toasted pecan bitters
- 1
- lemon twist as garnish
Stir it Up
- Stir all ingredients over ice
- Strain into an Old-Fashioned glass with one large ice cube
- Express lemon twist over drink, and drop it in
Background & History
A riff on the Pop Quiz, a Death & Co cocktail created by Devon Tarby. "Alex [Day] wanted to make a drink that tasted like boozy chocolate without coming across as dessert in a glass." - Cocktail Codex Interestingly, Alex Day created a different cocktail of the same name in 2009 that was included in Death & Co's original cocktail book. Slightly confusing...
Notes & Review
Old-Fashioned fans will also be a fan of the Night Owl. It's both fruitier, likely due to the orange notes from the Ramazzotti, but also a bit sweeter due to the amaro but also the chocolate notes. The mouthfeel with the cacao-nib infused Ramazzotti is nice as well. We have to admit, we didn't have the pecan bitters, so swapped in a dash of Angostura and a dash of Bittermen's Mole bitters, and it did not disappoint, but is missing any nuttiness that might be found in the true spec.