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gentlemansfall
Winter 2025
WhiskeyWinter

Gentleman's Fall

Smoke and a pancake; cigar and a waffle.

The pour

Maple-finished bourbon over applewood smoke, with vanilla, walnut bitters, and a curl of orange.

Ingredients
Serves
  • Straight bourbon whiskey — maple-wood finished (Company Distilling)1½ oz
  • Vanilla liqueur1 oz
  • Acid-adjusted orange juice¾ oz
  • Maple syrup¼ oz
  • Walnut bitters2 dashes
  • Smoked applewoodFor the glass
Method
  1. 01Smoke the double-rocks glass with smoldering applewood.
  2. 02Add all ingredients to a shaking tin with ice.
  3. 03Shake hard for 8–10 seconds.
  4. 04Double-strain into the pre-smoked glass over one large clear cube.
  5. 05Express orange peel oils over the surface and drop in.
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The room

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Smoldering applewood smoking the rocks glass before the build is poured.