Speyside Single Malt Old Fashioned

Difford’s Guide
Discerning Drinkers (39 ratings)

Photographed in an UB Koto Old Fashioned 30cl

Ingredients:
2 oz Speyside single malt Scotch whisky
14 oz Monin Pure Cane Syrup (65.0°brix, equivalent to 2:1 rich syrup)
2 dash Angostura Aromatic Bitters
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill an Old-fashioned glass.
  2. Prepare garnish of orange zest twist.
  3. STIR all ingredients with ice.
  4. STRAIN into ice-filled glass (preferably over a large cube or chunk of block ice).
  5. EXPRESS orange zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 9/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 6/10

Review:

Some may want to use a Demerara sugar syrup but pure cane sugar delicately mellows the malt whisky without masking its flavour, indeed it amplifies its character.

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Nutrition:

One serving of Speyside Single Malt Old Fashioned contains 159 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.4 standard drinks
  • 28.06% alc./vol. (28.06° proof)
  • 19.1 grams of pure alcohol

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Peter McCarthy’s Avatar Peter McCarthy
29th May at 05:13
Very nice with Speyburn 10.
Graeme McPherson’s Avatar Graeme McPherson
3rd April at 00:29
This might even beat a traditional Old Fashioned for my taste. I do think the recipe is just a tiny smidge too sweet even with my 1.5:1 syrup so I have started just doing a bar spoon of syrup.
John Hinojos’ Avatar John Hinojos
23rd September 2023 at 04:26
Was a perfect evening sipper. A little sweet, but the lovely flavour of the Scotch whisky comes through. The angostura add a slight hint of spice.
Tony Jones’ Avatar Tony Jones
16th October 2022 at 17:03
Maybe a bit of a diversion, but I made this with Glenfarclas 12, bitters and agave syrup.
Superb. Interesting which aspects of the spirit come to the fore.