- 60 ml2 ozbourbon or rye (Maker's Mark, Woodford Reserve, Basil Hayden's Dark Rye)
- 15 ml0.5 ozdemerara syrup
- 3 dashesAngostura bitters
Garnish: expressed orange twist
- Method
- Built
- Strength
- ~32% ABV
- Difficulty
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Method
- Cut a fresh orange twist before you touch the ice.
- Build the syrup, then the bitters, then the whiskey in a mixing glass, cheapest first.
- Add ice and stir, tasting as you go, until it's smooth and cold but not watery.
- Strain over one large cube in a chilled rocks glass.
- Express the orange twist over the top and drop it in.
The story
This is the drink that gave every other mixed drink its name, the old way of making a cocktail before fruit juices and sodas crowded in. Louisville claims it, Kentucky still treats it like a birthright, and it has outlasted every trend thrown at it.
Flavour
Quick answers
Old Fashioned questions
How do you make a Old Fashioned?
Cut a fresh orange twist before you touch the ice. Build the syrup, then the bitters, then the whiskey in a mixing glass, cheapest first. Add ice and stir, tasting as you go, until it's smooth and cold but not watery. Strain over one large cube in a chilled rocks glass. Express the orange twist over the top and drop it in. You need 60 ml (2 oz) bourbon or rye (Maker's Mark, Woodford Reserve, Basil Hayden's Dark Rye), 15 ml (0.5 oz) demerara syrup and 3 dashes Angostura bitters.
What's in a Old Fashioned?
Bourbon or rye (Maker's Mark, Woodford Reserve, Basil Hayden's Dark Rye), demerara syrup and Angostura bitters, garnished with expressed orange twist.
Is a Old Fashioned shaken or stirred?
Built. It is built straight in the glass.
What glass is a Old Fashioned served in?
A rocks, over one large cube.
How strong is a Old Fashioned?
About 32% ABV once it is diluted, so it is a strong, spirit-forward drink.
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