Name: Irish Old Fashioned
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 60 ml Irish whiskey; 5 ml Sugar syrup (2:1); 3 dash Orange bitters; 2 dash Aromatic bitters

Irish Old Fashioned
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Photographed in a Libbey Old Fashioned 11oz

Ingredients:
2 oz	Irish whiskey
¹⁄₆ oz	Monin Pure Cane Syrup (65.0°brix, equivalent to 2:1 rich syrup)
3 dash	Orange Bitters by Angostura
2 dash	Angostura Aromatic Bitters

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill an Old-fashioned glass.
Prepare garnish of orange zest twist.
STIR all ingredients with ice.
STRAIN into ice-filled glass (preferably over a large cube or chunk of block ice).
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:

Dry and yet smooth and refined as Old-Fashioneds go.

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Nutrition:

One serving of Irish Old Fashioned contains 150 calories

Alcohol content:

1.4 standard drinks
29.04% alc./vol. (29.04° proof)
19.3 grams of pure alcohol

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Stephen Curtin

31st December 2023 at 11:05

When made as suggested, with a Blended Irish Whiskey, I scored it a 4.5, but when made with a nice Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey (Redbreast) it goes up to a 5+

Paul Ellis

2nd December 2023 at 19:05

I made with a sugar syrup which was half light muscovado and golden caster sugars. Upped to 7.5ml of syrup and 5 dashes of Angostura with Powers Three Swallows whiskey. Excellent!