Smoked Maple
A smoky and sweet whiskey cocktail ∙ Shake ∙ 3 min ∙ 22.3% ABV ∙
The Smoked Maple is a peated single malt whisky sour with apricot brandy liqueur, maple syrup and orange juice, shaken and served up in a coupe.
Ingredients
1
Servings
Garnish
Instructions for 1 serving
- Pre-chill a glass
- Shake all ingredients with ice: Peated single malt whisky 60 mlApricot brandy liqueur 10 mlMaple syrup 10 mlOrange juice 10 mlSaline solution 1 dash (opt.)
- Fine strain into the chilled glass
- Express an orange twist over the cocktail and use as garnish
Tips
- If you have saline solution, add the dash; it softens the sweetness without making the drink taste salty.
History
The Smoked Maple is a modern whisky sour variation built on peated single malt whisky, apricot liqueur, maple syrup, and orange juice. It is traced to a cocktail discovered in 2009 at Dylanbar in Dublin, Ireland, with the maple syrup and peaty Scotch giving the drink its name and smoky-sweet profile.
No bartender is named, and the recipe in circulation is an adaptation of that 2009 find rather than a verbatim original.
FAQ
What is in a Smoked Maple cocktail?
60 ml peated single malt whisky and 10 ml each of apricot brandy liqueur, maple syrup and fresh orange juice, plus an optional dash of saline solution. The smoke comes from the peated whisky, set against the sweetness of the maple and apricot.
Is a Smoked Maple shaken or stirred?
Shaken. The maple syrup, orange juice, and apricot liqueur need the aeration and quick dilution of a shake to blend smoothly with the whisky, unlike a stirred, all-spirit drink.
Can maple syrup be smoked?
It can be, but this cocktail doesn't use smoked syrup: its smoke comes from the peated single malt, paired with plain maple syrup.
