Name: Old Fashioned
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 60 ml Bourbon whiskey; 12.5 ml Sugar syrup (2:1); 3 dash Aromatic bitters

Old Fashioned
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Glass:

Serve in an Old-fashioned glass

Ingredients:
2 oz	Bourbon whiskey
0.42 oz	Monin Pure Cane Syrup (65.0°brix, equivalent to 2:1 rich syrup)
3 dash	Angostura Aromatic Bitters

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Prepare:

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

How to make:

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

Garnish:

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

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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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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Variant:

Old Fashioned (Difford's recipe with bourbon and rye whiskey)

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 192 calories

Alcohol content:

1.5 standard drinks
29.4% alc./vol. (58.8° proof)
21.6 grams of pure alcohol

Difford’s Guide remains free-to-use thanks to the support of the brands in green above. Values stated for alcohol and calorie content, and number of drinks an ingredient makes should be considered approximate.

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Loïc Pierre

15th December at 18:57

Made with Rye whisky (drier), one bar spoon of sugar sirup, and 4 dashes of angostura. Delicious.

Chris Dimal

13th July at 14:51

Decent, but way too much sweetener. Honestly 7.5ml is more than enough. I guess maybe with a Rye, bump it up to 10? I also still prefer it with Demerara sugar, even if it highlights the Bourbon just a little less.

Alexandros Bousoulegkas

20th August 2024 at 11:37

I suggest you to try 50:50 peated whiskey:bourbon. My preferred recipe:
40ml Port Charlotte 10
40ml Elijah Craig Small Batch
15ml sugar syrup
3 dash Angostura bitters
Enjoy!

Grey Goose

9th August 2024 at 20:41

Ahhhh....the ever elusive perfect old fashioned has come pretty close to perfection with this recipe. 5 stars!

Borderline too sweet for my taste with cane sugar so will try with demerrara sugar next time or reduce the cane sugar. Also thinking of maybe 'cutting' it with a dash of Rittenberg for some bite.

Olga María Gómez Henderson

14th July 2024 at 12:02

Is okay to use rye instead of bourbon for this old fashioned recipe?

Simon Difford

14th July 2024 at 18:04

Sure. A rye Old Fashioned is tasty.

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Annechien

9th May 2024 at 21:00

I love this! Strong, sweet and extremely aromatic. Was sold on this cocktail after my first trial version and then went and bought a tray for making big ice cubes for the full old fashioned experience. It’s a drink I keep coming back to.

Asher Günther

29th March 2024 at 09:32

Seems sweeter than most recipes. 0.5-1cl is the range I usually see (and recommend)

Stephen Curtin

31st December 2023 at 10:57

To whoever may read this; if you haven't already tried it, stop what you're doing and make an Old Fashioned with Redbreast Irish Whiskey. Trust me it's delicious.

Arif Ahmad

8th December 2023 at 18:11

One of the finest combinations there is. Apart from being the classic that it is in every way, it is easy to make, but getting it perfect, well that an entirely different story!