Name: Gin Old Fashioned
Total time: 2 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 60 ml Oude genever; 5 ml Sugar syrup (2:1); 2 dash Aromatic bitters

Gin Old Fashioned
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Serve in an Old-fashioned glass

Ingredients:
2 oz	Oude genever
¹⁄₆ oz	Monin Pure Cane Syrup (65.0°brix, equivalent to 2:1 rich syrup)
2 dash	Angostura Aromatic Bitters

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill an Old-fashioned glass.
Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist.
STIR all ingredients with ice.
STRAIN into ice-filled glass.
EXPRESS lemon zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Strength & taste guide:

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Review:

A couple of shots of bready genever with a spoon of sugar and a couple of dashes of bitters - incredibly simple, equally classic, and with the right genever, incredibly tasty.

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History:

For a detailed history of the Old-Fashioned cocktail, along with additional recipes, see our page.

Nutrition:

One serving of Gin Old Fashioned contains 113 calories

Alcohol content:

1.4 standard drinks
29.14% alc./vol. (29.14° proof)
19.1 grams of pure alcohol

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Dave D.

15th May at 23:49

My new cocktail of the day……very good and I am able to special order Rutte Genever in the states but they can no longer get me Rutte dry gin….love the simple yet enjoyable blend…

Melissa Demian

6th April 2023 at 21:34

I've now tried this with oude and jonge genever - for science! It makes two very different drinks, both excellent. With oude it has more depth (but you really have to like that maltiness), with jonge it's fresher, and the bitters stand out more.

John Hinojos

28th September 2022 at 00:36

This was perfect for an afternoon tipple. The mixture of the Genever and bitters gives the cocktail a decided herbal taste, but soft. Sugar syrup adds a touch of sweetness, but the gin flavour is what is front and center with this cocktail.

Son Pham

25th June 2020 at 18:56

How to can change another gin??

Simon Difford

26th June 2020 at 07:50

If you select the gin of your choice in "Your Ingredients" which is found under the Cocktail Builder tab above, then that gin will display in all recipes you view.

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