Chocolate Hazelnut Old Fashioned Cocktail Recipe
A decadent twist on a classic Old Fashioned, this chocolate hazelnut version brings rich liqueur, warm whiskey, and a touch of orange together in one cozy, dessert-worthy sip.
Equipment
- Rocks glass
- Mixing glass
- Jigger
- Bar spoon
- Muddler (if using a sugar cube)
- Strainer (optional)
- Vegetable peeler (for garnish)
Ingredients
- 2 oz bourbon or Irish whiskey
- ½ oz chocolate liqueur e.g., Godiva or Mozart
- ½ oz hazelnut liqueur Frangelico recommended
- 2 dashes chocolate bitters or mole bitters
- 1 dash orange bitters
- 1 sugar cube or ½ tsp simple syrup
- Orange twist garnish
- Luxardo cherry optional garnish
- Chocolate syrup or chocolate shavings optional garnish
- Ice cubes
Instructions
- Place the sugar cube in the mixing glass and add the chocolate and orange bitters.
- Muddle until the sugar is dissolved.
- Add bourbon (or whiskey), chocolate liqueur, and hazelnut liqueur.
- Fill the mixing glass halfway with ice.
- Stir for about 30 seconds until well chilled.
- Fill your rocks glass with fresh ice cubes.
- Strain the mixture into the glass.
- Garnish with an expressed orange twist, a Luxardo cherry, and chocolate syrup or shavings if desired.