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Old-Fashioned Christmas in a double-rocks glass over one large clear cube, expressed orange peel resting on the surface.
Winter 2025
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Old-Fashioned Christmas

The last slice of pecan pie, on ice.

The pour

Demerara rum, pecan liqueur, and hazelnut, slow-stirred over one large cube.

Ingredients
Serves
  • Demerara rum (El Dorado 12-Year)1½ oz
  • Artisan pecan liqueur (Rivulet)1 oz
  • Hazelnut syrup⅓ oz
  • Roasted almond bitters2 dashes
  • Walnut bitters2 dashes
Method
  1. 01Add all ingredients to a mixing glass with ice.
  2. 02Stir smoothly for 20–25 seconds until chilled and diluted.
  3. 03Strain into a double-rocks glass over one large clear cube.
  4. 04Express orange peel oils over the surface and drop the peel in.
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Demerara rum, pecan liqueur, and hazelnut being stirred smoothly over ice in a mixing glass.
Old-Fashioned Christmas on a candlelit bar with pecan halves and an orange beside the glass.
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