How to make a Barrel-Aged Maple Old Fashioned

8 replies on “How to make a Barrel-Aged Maple Old Fashioned”

• Don Fischer

  September 2, 2018 at 9:15 am

  Unsure about your dilution?? So is it 250ml maple syrup/ 250 H2O or 500 ml maple syrup/500 ml H20? Thanks

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  • cocktailkit

    September 2, 2018 at 11:53 am

    Hey Don! Sorry I don’t know why I didn’t include the breakdown and can’t remember this particular one as it was a long time ago. Try making a Maple Old Fashioned and see how sweet you like it first (60mL whiskey, 5-10mL maple, 1-2 dashes of bitters)… If you opt for 5mL then it would equate to 70 single serves (4.2L whiskey, 350mL maple, 70-105 dashes of bitters). Stir the maple into the whiskey and omit the water (unless it isn’t mixing very well then you can dilute it slightly), you can always add extra water through dilution when it’s stirred down in the glass.

    Good luck!

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• David

  December 16, 2018 at 1:49 am

  Can you leave the cocktail in the barrel indefinitely, taking it as needed, or does it need to be removed from the oak after the 6 weeks aging is complete? Ideally, I’d leave it in the barrel, filling the shaker as needed to serve.

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  • cocktailkit

    December 16, 2018 at 5:05 pm

    You can leave it in for longer but the flavour will continue to change. Best thing to do would be to decant it into a bottle and keep it in the fridge. It softens when you age it so you don’t need too much dilution – just pour over ice and should be good to go. This way you can start the next batch whilst enjoying the previous =)

    I’d recommend tasting it at least once per week as it ages then you can become aware of the influences the oak has on the cocktail.

    If you make a different aged cocktail with vermouth then it will limit the time you can keep it in the barrel as it will start to oxidise (vermouth is wine based).

    Let me know how you go 🙂

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• Andrew Carnes

  December 31, 2018 at 12:41 pm

  I am pumped to try my first batch. What are the measurements for a 2L barrel?

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  • cocktailkit

    January 2, 2019 at 12:29 pm

    The measurements for this totals 4805mL so just divide each ingredient by 2.4.

    Cheers!

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• Calvin

  January 11, 2019 at 7:27 pm

  What about ingredients for a 3 liter barrel?

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  • cocktailkit

    January 14, 2019 at 2:45 pm

    Multiply each ingredient by 0.6

    (3 / 5 = 0.6)

    Let me know how it goes!

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