The Emerald Old Fashioned is a recipe designed by Joaquín Simó, 2012 Best US Bartender (Tales of the Cocktail) and co-owner of award winning cocktail bar Pouring Ribbons. In his spin on the classic, Simó employs Green Chartreuse and Dolin Genepy des Alpes to compliment Knappogue’s mildly spicy and citrusy notes.
“The Emerald Old Fashioned is my attempt to bring civility and deliciousness back to a holiday desecrated with green beer and disrespectfully-named shots. Knappogue Castle 12 year’s fruit and spice notes serve as a rich base to layer upon whispers of herbal complexity and lashes of floral honey. The whiskey remains front and center in this elegant ode to the original cocktail, with only a refreshing sprig of mint to add brightness to the nose and eye while echoing the alpine herbs in the modifiers.” — Joaquín Simó
Emerald Old Fashioned
Ingredients:
• 2 oz Knappogue Castle 12 year Single Malt Irish Whiskey
• 1 tsp honey syrup (2 parts wildflower honey : 1 part water)
• 1 tsp Green Chartreuse
• 1 tsp Dolin Genepy des AlpesMethod:
Add all ingredient into a rocks glass. Add ice and stir briskly until chilled and combined. Garnish with a mint sprig, spanked and inserted.
Knappogue Castle Single Malt Irish Whiskey is named after Knappogue Castle, a 15th century castle in western Ireland, restored by Mark Edwin Andrews II upon purchasing it in 1966. At the castle he amassed an impressive and rare collection of pure pot still whiskey; when the whiskey reached its peak age, it was bottled and named after his beloved Knappogue. The last of Mr. Andrews’s whiskey, Knappogue Castle 1951, is the oldest and rarest Irish whiskey in the world, and it is still available for purchase by special order.
Today, Mark Andrews III continues his father’s legacy with a line of premium vintage Knappogue Castle Single Malt Irish whiskies, each aged uniquely. See descriptions of the Knappogue Castle expressions below, more information can be found here: http://knappoguewhiskey.com/
• Knappogue Castle 12-Year Old Single Malt Whiskey: Aged 14 years in American oak casks previously used for bourbon. Bright, light lemon-orange color, elegant fruit, and mildly spicy, citrus taste, 80 proof. SRP $42
• Knappogue Castle 14-Year Old Twin Wood Irish Whiskey: Aged for 14 years in bourbon barrels then married with another Single Malt whiskey; this Single Malt whiskey is aged separately in casks specially infused with Oloroso Sherry for Knappogue Castle. Fruity with hints of green apple and grapefruit zest, and vanilla notes from the charred oak casks, 92 proof. SRP $59.99
• Knappogue Castle 16-Year Old Twin Wood Irish Whiskey: Aged for over 14 years in bourbon barrels then finished for 21 months in Oloroso sherry casks. Deep, complex, and very smooth, with a fruity nose and dusty dark chocolate and woody vanilla notes, 80 proof. SRP $100
• Knappogue Castle 1951 Pure Pot Still Irish Whiskey: Aged for 36 years in Oloroso Sherry infused casks and bottled in 1987; rich and bold, notes of soft honey, ripe greengages, clean barley and oats. Sweet, coppery texture with licorice and a hint of chicory, 80 proof. SRP $1,600
