black walnut
noun
: a walnut (Juglans nigra) of eastern North America with hard strong heavy dark brown wood and oily edible nuts
also
: its wood or nut
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American black walnut cocktail table by Michael Coffey; vintage walnut dresser (right); custom rug by Kyle Bunting.
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Elizabeth Fazzare, Architectural Digest, 8 Feb. 2025
Apple Butter Old Fashioned An ode to the flavors of fall, this Old Fashioned features Jeptha Creed Four Grain Bourbon combined with apple butter demerara syrup and black walnut bitters.
—Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
What to order: Love & Espresso — espresso, vanilla, brown sugar pecan simple syrup and black walnut and Aztec chocolate bitters.
—Tasha Tsiaperas, Axios, 24 Jan. 2025
That sweetness is clear but not terribly complex here, waffling back and forth between caramel and toasted meringue while some darker components fold in steadily: vanilla extract, almond extract, and black walnut.
—David Thomas Tao, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
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Elizabeth Fazzare, Architectural Digest, 8 Feb. 2025
Apple Butter Old Fashioned An ode to the flavors of fall, this Old Fashioned features Jeptha Creed Four Grain Bourbon combined with apple butter demerara syrup and black walnut bitters.
—Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
What to order: Love & Espresso — espresso, vanilla, brown sugar pecan simple syrup and black walnut and Aztec chocolate bitters.
—Tasha Tsiaperas, Axios, 24 Jan. 2025
That sweetness is clear but not terribly complex here, waffling back and forth between caramel and toasted meringue while some darker components fold in steadily: vanilla extract, almond extract, and black walnut.
—David Thomas Tao, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
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“Black walnut.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/black%20walnut. Accessed 26 Feb. 2025.
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