Slow & Low Cherry Old Fashioned
Slow & Low Cherry Old Fashioned is an 80-proof (40% ABV), 750mL ready-to-drink old fashioned — launched in September 2025 alongside the Maple expression, crafted with Luxardo's Sangue Morlacco Cherry Liqueur over the brand's house rye-whiskey old fashioned base — available to order online at Del Mesa Liquor, San Diego, CA.
Hochstadter's Slow & Low — from The Cooper Spirits Co. in Philadelphia — revived America's original bottled cocktail, the 19th-century Rock & Rye, and the Cherry Old Fashioned is the brand's collaboration-forward turn: two centuries of Italian liqueur craft meeting New World rye whiskey. Luxardo's Sangue Morlacco — the sour black cherry the brand is famous for — gives this pour its signature: an intense black cherry jam aroma with marzipan and orange notes, then a bold, full-bodied palate of tart black cherry, cola, vanilla, cinnamon, star anise, and orange peel, finishing clean with a rye spice dry-down. At a full 80 proof it lands like a bar-built old fashioned, not a sweet RTD afterthought.
Tasting notes (launch press): nose of intense black cherry jam, marzipan, and orange; palate of tart black cherry, cola, vanilla, cinnamon, star anise, and orange peel; a clean finish with a spicy rye dry-down.
Why buy: The cherry old fashioned without the muddler — Luxardo-grade cherry character, bartender strength, zero prep. Pour over ice with an orange twist. Explore more Slow & Low, browse more ready-to-drink cocktails, and compare other rye-whiskey pours at Del Mesa Liquor.
FAQ — people also ask:
Q: What is Slow & Low Cherry Old Fashioned?
A: A ready-to-drink bottled old fashioned launched in September 2025 — rye whiskey blended with Luxardo's Sangue Morlacco Cherry Liqueur, bottled at 80 proof / 40% ABV in a 750mL bottle.
Q: What is the ABV of Slow & Low Cherry Old Fashioned?
A: 40% ABV (80 proof) — full-strength bottled cocktail strength.
Q: What cherry liqueur is used in Slow & Low Cherry Old Fashioned?
A: Luxardo's Sangue Morlacco Cherry Liqueur — a collaboration between The Cooper Spirits Co. and Luxardo, bringing over 200 years of Italian liqueur tradition to the bottle. Available to order online at Del Mesa Liquor.
Q: How should I serve it?
A: Over ice — add an orange twist or a Luxardo cherry if you want the full cocktail-bar presentation.