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Banana Old Fashioned on a metal plate with a tied vanilla bean garnish

Banana Old Fashioned

Picture of Heather Wibbels, Cocktail Contessa, pouring a cocktailHeather Wibbels
If you have an old fashioned lover in your house they will love this bourbon-forward, slightly sweet, very nutty old fashioned with banana syrup and black walnut bitters.
4.59 from 12 votes
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Course Drinks
Cuisine Bourbon Cocktail
Servings 1

Ingredients
  

  • ½ oz banana syrup**
  • 2 oz bourbon Old Forester preferred
  • 2 dashes Fee Brothers’ black walnut bitters
  • Garnish: orange peel and vanilla bean

Instructions
 

  • Add syrup, bourbon and bitters to a mixing glass and add ice. Stir until well-chilled, strain into a rocks glass with a large cube and garnish.

Notes

**Banana syrup: 
  • 3 very ripe bananas 
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1/3 cup water 
Add ingredients to a small saucepan and heat to a low simmer, stirring occasionally. Simmer for 10-15 minutes or until the banana flavor really starts to pop. Let cool and strain into a clean glass jar. Store in the fridge.
Keyword bananas, black walnut, bourbon, old fashioned
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