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Old Fashioned

Classic/vintage · Nightcap/sipping · Spirit-forward

4.5 359 ratings

Ingredients

2 oz Bourbon whiskey
5/12 oz Sugar syrup 'rich' (2:1)
3 dash Aromatic bitters

How to make

Serve in a old-fashioned glass

Prepare

  1. 1 Select and pre-chill an OLD-FASHIONED GLASS.
  2. 2 Prepare garnish of orange zest twist.

Method

  1. 3 STIR all ingredients with ice.
  2. 4 STRAIN into ice-filled glass (preferably over a large cube or chunk of block ice).

Garnish

  1. 5 EXPRESS orange zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Flavour profile

29.4% alc./vol. · 1.5 standard drinks · 192 calories

History

Medium-dry and spirituous, this Old Fashioned is easy to drink and make.

Much like the Martini, this cocktail lends its name to the glass in which it is presented. Its genesis comes from modifying and renaming a comparable beverage, the Whisky Cocktail, which was shaken and served without ice. The identity of the individual responsible for this adaptation and renaming remains undiscovered.