Garnish:
Orange zest twist
How to make:
STIR all ingredients with ice and strain into ice-filled glass (preferably over block ice).
| 2 fl oz | Bourbon whiskey |
| 5/12 fl oz | Sugar syrup 'rich' (2 sugar to 1 water, 65.0°brix) |
| 3 dash | Angostura Aromatic Bitters |
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Review:
Rich (medium-dry and spirituous this old-fashioned is all too easy to drink and fortunately, easy to make.
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History:
As with the Martini, the glass this cocktail is served in has taken the name of the drink. Its origin stems from the adaptation and renaming of a similar drink known as the Whisky Cocktail which was shaken and served up. Who did the adapting and renaming is unknown. For the full story see Old-Fashioned cocktail history.
Nutrition:
One serving of Old Fashioned contains 193 calories.
Alcohol content:
- 1.5 standard drinks
- 28.18% alc./vol. (56.36° proof)
- 20.7 grams of pure alcohol
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