How do I use WhistlePig Signature Orange Maple Syrup?

Add approximately ½ oz to 2 oz of WhistlePig rye over ice and stir. Replaces both sugar and bitters in a standard Old Fashioned. Also excellent in a Whiskey Sour in place of simple syrup and lemon bitters.

Why orange maple specifically?

Orange essence bridges the gap between plain maple syrup and a full bitters-plus-sweetener combination. Orange is the classic Old Fashioned bitters note — adding it to maple consolidates two cocktail elements into one.

What WhistlePig rye works best with this syrup?

PiggyBack 6 Year is the natural pairing — the brand's house recommendation and the base spirit in the Smoked Fashioned To-Go. The 10 Year also works for a more complex maple Old Fashioned.

WhistlePig Signature Orange Maple Cocktail Syrup. WhistlePig Farm, Shoreham, Vermont / Runamok Maple — a collaboration between WhistlePig and Runamok Maple that combines pure Vermont maple syrup with orange essence, designed to replace both the sugar and the bitters in classic maple cocktails like an Old Fashioned or a Maple Bourbon Sour — the simplest possible path to a properly balanced, Vermont-inspired cocktail with a single ingredient addition.

WhistlePig's partnership with Runamok Maple — the Vermont small-batch syrup producer behind the barrel-aged maple syrup also in the WhistlePig lineup — created this cocktail-specific product around a simple insight: the two most fiddly elements of a classic Old Fashioned (the sweetener and the bitters) can be replaced with a single syrup that already carries both the sweetness and the aromatic complexity. Runamok's orange maple syrup combines pure Vermont maple with orange essence, creating a sweetener that contributes both the sugar backbone and the citrus aromatic dimension that a proper Old Fashioned or Sour requires.

The practical result: stir into WhistlePig rye (PiggyBack is the natural pairing), add ice, and the cocktail is essentially complete. No muddling, no bitters bottle, no separate citrus element — just syrup and whiskey in a rocks glass. For those who want a consistently excellent rye cocktail without the variability of building from scratch, the Signature Orange Maple Syrup removes the complexity while preserving the quality.

Flavor Profile

Taste: Vermont maple sweetness with orange essence that bridges the gap between a standard simple syrup and a bitters-sweetener combination. More aromatic and complex than plain simple syrup; more accessible and consistent than separate bitters and sugar.
Cocktail Use: Designed specifically for the WhistlePig Old Fashioned and Maple Bourbon Sour format — replaces both sugar and bitters in a single measured pour.

Specs

Producer: WhistlePig Farm / Runamok Maple, Vermont
Composition: Pure Vermont maple syrup + orange essence
Use: Cocktail syrup — Old Fashioned, Whiskey Sour, Maple Highball
Size: 750ml

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do I use WhistlePig Signature Orange Maple Syrup? Add approximately ½ oz to 2 oz of WhistlePig rye over a large ice cube in a rocks glass and stir. The syrup replaces both the sugar cube/simple syrup and the bitters of a standard Old Fashioned. Adjust the ratio to your preferred sweetness level. Also excellent in a Whiskey Sour in place of simple syrup and lemon bitters.
Why orange maple specifically? The orange essence addition bridges the aromatic complexity gap between plain maple syrup (sweet but one-dimensional as a cocktail ingredient) and a full bitters-plus-sweetener combination. Orange is the classic Old Fashioned bitters note — adding it to the maple syrup consolidates two cocktail elements into one without sacrificing the flavor balance a well-made Old Fashioned requires.
What WhistlePig rye works best with this syrup? PiggyBack 6 Year is the natural pairing — the brand's house recommendation and the base spirit in the Smoked Fashioned To-Go. The 10 Year also works beautifully for a more complex maple Old Fashioned at a slightly higher proof point.

Mixers

WhistlePig Signature Orange Maple Cocktail Syrup