Once brisk September days give way to chilled October nights, it’s time to find a new cocktail for a new season. We’re thinking something classy, something warm, something that reminds us of simpler times and keeps us satisfied long after our meals over. Enter Banana Walnut Old Fashioned.
Lucky for us, Chef Jessica Lewis knows exactly what it is we’re craving: festive gatherings, clinking glasses with friends, and something sweet to remind us of home. That’s why she’s concocted an especially unique version of an old fashioned cocktail as a fall drink special, garnished with a signature piece of her deliciously moist in-house banana bread.
Why is This Cocktail Called an “Old-Fashioned?”
The “old-fashioned” became a specific drink because it represents a traditional way of making drinks, harking back to the early 19th century. The term emerged in the late 1800s when bartenders would make cocktails in a straightforward manner, using a spirit, sugar, bitters, and water. When newer, more elaborate cocktails became popular, patrons began requesting their drinks “the old-fashioned way.” This request eventually gave rise to the name we know today. It reflects a return to simpler, classic flavors and methods.
Banana Walnut Old Fashioned Recipe
Ingredients
- 1/4 oz banane de Brazil
- 3 dashes of free brothers black walnut bitters
- 1/4 oz of Demerara syrup
- 2 oz of whiskey, or it’s even better with a rum, specifically an aged rum like Papa Pilar 7-year
Instructions
- Mix in old fashioned glass with large ice cube.
- Garnish your old fashioned cocktail with fresh-baked banana bread!
Recipe by Chef Jessica Lewis / Photography by Brittany Spinelli
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