This is the perfect cocktail for Harry Potter and Bourbon fans! It combines all the flavors in butterbeer and condenses them into an old fashioned. It's made with bourbon, cream soda, butterscotch, black walnut bitters, and whipped cream, making it the perfect sweet cocktail for fall!
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Why you will love this cocktail:
- Perfect for Harry Potter and bourbon fans!
- It's the ideal sweet treat. This sweet and creamy cocktail is the perfect indulgence!
- Cream soda and butterscotch are a delicious falvor combination.
Key Ingredients:
Cream soda: cream soda is a soda flavor that is meant to mimic vanilla ice cream, it's sweet, bubbly, and delicious. In thisrecipe, it is heated up to reduce slightly and blend well with the butterscotch topping.
Butterscotch topping: this is found with ice cream toppings in most grocery stores, but it can also be substituted for caramel if butterscotch is unavailable.
Bourbon: Bourbon is the key ingredient in any old-fashioned, so using the best one that goes well with the butterscotch and cream soda is key. A sweet but well-balanced bourbon is my favorite.
Bitters: black walnut bitters are sweet bitter and perfect for the cocktail.
Whipping cream: it wouldn't be butterbeer without the little whipped cream.
See recipe card for quantities.
How to make this recipe:
- Step 1: Start by heating 1 bottle of cream soda in a small pot for 5-10 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in ¼ cup butterscotch topping. Let cool.
- Step 2: Add 1 ½ ounces of bourbon, 1 ounce of the cream soda mixture, and 1 dash of walnut bitters to a rocks glass with ice. Stir to combine.
- Step 3: add 1 ounce of whipping cream to a mason jar or cocktail shaker and beat or shake until thickened. It shouldn't be too thick and should still be pourable.
- Step 4: Pour the cream on top of the cocktail, dust with edible glitter and cinnamon, and garnish with a star anise.
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Butterbeer Old Fashioned
- Prep Time: 10 minuted
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 0 hours
- Yield: 1 cocktail 1x
- Category: Cocktail
- Method: stirred
- Cuisine: American
Description
This is the perfect cocktail for Harry Potter and Bourbon fans! It combines all the flavors in butterbeer and condenses them into an old fashioned. It's made with bourbon, cream soda, butterscotch, black walnut bitters, and whipped cream, making it the perfect sweet cocktail for fall!
Ingredients
For the syrup:
- 1 12 ounce bottle of cream soda
- ¼ cup butterscotch topping (can be substituted for caramel sauce)
For the cocktail:
- 1 ½ ounces bourbon
- 1 ounce butterbeer syrup
- 1 dash black walnut bitters
- 1 ounce heavy whipping cream
Instructions
Step 1: Start by heating 1 bottle of cream soda in a small pot for 5-10 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in ¼ cup butterscotch topping. Let cool.
Step 2: Add 1 ½ ounces of bourbon, 1 ounce of the cream soda mixture, and 1 dash of walnut bitters to a rocks glass with ice. Stir to combine.
Step 3: add 1 ounce of whipping cream to a mason jar or cocktail shaker and beat or shake until thickened. It shouldn't be too thick and should still be pourable.
Step 4: Pour the cream on top of the cocktail, dust with edible glitter and cinnamon, and garnish with a star anise.
Jordan says
Recipe is great, how long can you save the butter beer syrup?