
1. Chill a cocktail glass. 2. Add aged dark rum, maple syrup, and Angostura bitters to an ice-filled mixing glass. 3. Stir until chilled and strain into the prepared glass. 4. Express an orange peel over the drink and use it as the garnish.
The Maple Old Fashioned is Allen Katz's variation on the classic Old Fashioned. Aged rum takes the place of whiskey, while maple syrup replaces sugar and adds a distinctive woody caramel sweetness without changing the drink's concise structure.