Name: Old Fashioned Cocktail (Difford's recipe)
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Bourbon whiskey; 30 ml Rye whiskey 50% abv; 10 ml Brown sugar syrup; 8 drop Abbott's bitters; 3 drop Saline solution 4:1

Gareth Hives Premium Member 14w

Tried it with my new chocolate bitters and found it a bit too sweet, need to get some Abbotts bitters then…..

Matt 30w

I made this to spec with Wild Turkey 8 year old bourbon and Rittenhouse rye. This was my first time using Bob’s Abbotts bitters, and they are surprisingly powerful. Eight drops was quite overwhelming at first, but once the ice started to melt, the flavours began to meld together a bit better. I’ll try it with orange bitters next time and see how it compares.

John Hinojos Premium Member 40w

Had this again on New Year's evening. Used Rye and Bourbon from Redwood Empire in California. Rye is at 100 proof and Bourbon at 101 proof. It was excellent with homemade Scottish Shortbread.

Slàinte Mhath

Calvin Grant Premium Member 40w

Slànte Mhath. Love the Shortbread.

Morten Carlsbaek Premium Member 1y

Nikka whisky from the barrel works really well and may substitute all whisk(e)y in this recipe. And we are many boycotting american produce for a few years...

Jim G 1y

I love the old fashioned cocktail. This is a good recipe but think I like the all bourbon recipe better. Im always a little surprised when I read a negative review about a whiskey followed by "I'll just use it for old fashioneds". Given that this cocktail is mostly whiskey I often use high end bottles and of course it makes a difference. If I'm going to drink I want to really like what I make.

Annechien Premium Member 2y

Finally decided to buy a bottle of rye. It’s not easily available around here and quite expensive. Don’t have abbott’s bitters so used angostura like in the classic recipe but kept everything else the same. Wow, this is a delicious version of the OF. There’s no going back now. I used Elijah Craig small batch and Rittenhouse rye. What a delightful explosion of flavours.

Anthony Lynch 2y

An exceptional recipe! Sometimes I like to add a touch more salt and substitute the bitters for 4-5 dashes of black walnut bitters for an earthy balance to the sweetness which I think plays well with the brown sugar syrup. Delicious.

Andrew Wenz 2y

Have been a big fan of this recipe for a while. It was my number one go to tonight after making my first batch of gomme syrup (using the Diffords recipe) . Oh my word! Even using white sugar in the syrup, what an absolute delight. A richer smoother mouthfeel, more depth and any sharp edges knocked off the spirit forward nature of the Old Fashioned. There’s no turning back!! Except to make another batch of gomme with a brown sugar… tomorrow!

Dave Smith 2y

I was short on bourbon so added rye like this recipe. Nice mixture. Also added orange bitters but no saline solution as I am watching salt intake. With all the Old Fashioned variations this is definitely a classic.

John CARR Premium Member 2y

Sublime is the word for it. Even for someone who’s not a huge bourbon drinker, this is very special indeed.

1 ¹⁄₂ fl oz	Bourbon whiskey
1 fl oz	Straight rye whiskey (100 proof /50% alc./vol.)
¹⁄₃ fl oz	Demerara/Muscovado/brown sugar syrup (2 sugar to 1 water)
8 drop	Bob's Abbotts bitters
3 drop	Saline solution (20g sea salt to 80g water) or pinch of salt

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