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Rum Old Fashioned
The flavour of the overproof rum greatly adds to the character of this Old Fashioned. There are many rum Old Fashioned riffs but this is the recipe that...
Caspian Berggren
24th May at 16:52
This is a lovely cocktail. It's not exactly recognizable as an "Old Fashioned", but it follows the traditional recipe and it absolutely works. The lime twist works better than the orange, though, melding wonderfully with the Falernum.
16th December 2024 at 03:01
Made with Ron Del Barillito three star, which is aged 6-10 yrs. Follow more of a plain method of a barspoon of pure cane simple syrup and angostura bitters, one good dash. Lime twist and a round cube…..excellent !
24th September 2024 at 00:32
Made this with Bolivar 8 and Plantation OFTD Overproof. Simply delicious. 5 star +.
28th August 2024 at 15:57
The overproof rum really does make this. Just did a 500ml batch freezer door version using Doorly's 12, Wry and Nephew white over proof, Bitter Truth falernum and coconut water for dilution (pour straight from the bottle over ice, so dilution is needed for a batched cocktail). Really nice. I'm going to experiment with adding Stiggin's Fancy, too.
16th June 2024 at 07:47
I really like the Maple Rum Old-Fashioned here on DG, but this is an interesting option if you want a boozier rum-based old-fashioned. I used Appleton Estate 8 and Wray & Nephew, so there was a fair amount of "funk", but overall enjoyable and as expected.
28th February 2024 at 04:52
R.L. Seale's 10 | Don Q | JDT Velvet ... didn't care for it with this rum.
4th July 2024 at 22:36
better with cane island guatemala
10th October 2023 at 10:36
I used 6cl Plantation 3 Star, 1cl Orgeat, 1.25ml Bogart's Bitters (thanks to the amazing Difford's jigger), inspired by Jerry Thomas' Japanese Cocktail. I put a lime slice in the glass before stirring instead of a zest & it was stunning. Would recommend
9th April 2023 at 03:35
Still love this since I really, really like rum. Used a Barbados aged rum and a Demerara 151 overproof. Did cut back on the sugar syrup by half (I was making two cocktails so it was easy). As before this was delightful. Liked using the darker overproof as it added more flavour and complexity to the cocktail Still a 5 for me.
19th March 2023 at 08:34
Really very good. Having not made a rum old fashioned before I was drawn to the idea of blending rums to achieve a complete drink. I have made this as specced, yet it works very well with a wide range of rums if you play with the ratios: I really didn't think Pussers naval with Barbancourt 8* had any right to work. The Falernum (or equivalent) really is critical to success I think, along with the right garnish.
31st January 2023 at 03:36
Used 2oz Ron Izalco 130 proof (Maisano's store pick), subbed agave nectar as the sweetener. Everything else as written above; beautiful.
8th October 2022 at 02:21
I used 12 year El Dorado, 3 star Plantation, used a spoon of Dram to replace the Falernum, and a touch of maple syrup for the sugar, (and 2 dashes of angostura), and a lime peal…it tasted successful! A great rum sipper.
22nd July 2022 at 21:53
Flor de Cana 7yo 50ml, Clairin Communal 10ml, Monin Falernum Syrup 7,5ml and 2 dashes Elemakule Tiki Bitters garnished with an expressed lime zest. My recipe for an Tiki Rum Old Fashioned; what a treat!!!
21st December 2021 at 20:42
I agree. This is a near perfect Rum Old Fashioned...
21st November 2021 at 12:20
Great cocktail. I made it with aged and white Rhum Agricole from Guadeloupe. This gives very authentic flavors. Then, I agree lime zest twist fits better.
19th July 2021 at 20:42
This cocktail is definitely delicious when made by the book. However it's also worth trying it with a lime zest twist instead of orange, as a reminiscent spirit of the ti-punch...
20th July 2021 at 07:23
Agreed! Great suggestion. I've changed the recipe above to say Orange or lime zest twist.
18th April 2021 at 23:52
Used demerara Rum for the Gold. Backed off a little of the sugar syrup. Perfect for a warm afternoon cocktail with cheese, crackers, and nuts.
4th January 2021 at 15:01
A great Old Fashioned! I have always loved the rum versions over whiskey. I've done sort of a twist on it myself. A Rum Old Fashioned where I replaced the sugar syrup and Falernum with Swedish Punsch. It basically looked something like this:
60ml Appleton Signature Blend (I also experimented with Bacardi 8 and then Havana Club 7).
10ml Swedish Punsch
1 Dash Angostura Bitters
1 Dash Angostura Orange Bitters
Measurements can of be tweaked this is just a guideline. Hopefully it's a new recipe.
60ml Appleton Signature Blend (I also experimented with Bacardi 8 and then Havana Club 7).
10ml Swedish Punsch
1 Dash Angostura Bitters
1 Dash Angostura Orange Bitters
Measurements can of be tweaked this is just a guideline. Hopefully it's a new recipe.
4th November 2020 at 18:16
Very interesting! Much better than any other rum old fashioned I’ve tried so far