Vermont Maple Old Fashioned appears as a signature dish in 1 United States cities. See each city's local variant and where to eat it.
Vermont maple old fashioned · Burlington
Bourbon or rye old fashioned sweetened with Vermont maple syrup in place of simple syrup; finished with an orange peel and a maple-soaked bing cherry.
Local distilleries (Mad River, Smugglers' Notch, Whistlepig in Shoreham) and bartenders folded maple into the canonical American cocktail through the 2000s; the Vermont Maple Old Fashioned is now the default cocktail on Burlington bar menus that lean into local product. The Whiskey Room and Juniper at Hotel Vermont both run versions.
Where to eat in Burlington:
- Juniper at Hotel Vermont
- The Whiskey Room
- Devil Takes a Holiday