Name: Gin Old Fashioned
Prep time: 2 min
Total time: 2 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 60 ml Genever - Oude genever; 5 ml Sugar syrup 'rich' (2 sugar to 1 water, 65.0°Brix); 2 Angostura or other aromatic bitters

Serve in an

Old-fashioned glass

Garnish:

Lemon zest twist

How to make:

STIR all ingredients with ice and strain into ice-filled glass.

2 fl oz	Rutte Old Simon Genever
1/6 fl oz	Sugar syrup 'rich' (2 sugar to 1 water, 65.0°Brix)
2 dash	Angostura Aromatic Bitters
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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.

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 114 calories.

Alcohol content:

1.2 standard drinks
25.53% alc./vol. (51.06° proof)
16.8 grams of pure alcohol

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