(OT)- Old Fashioned

johnnyp

Does anyone have a great recipe for an Old Fashioned?  I can't seem to lock into a mixture I'm satisfied with.

buzd504

Get quality cherries (not that maraschino crap).  Use simple syrup instead of sugar.  Use both angostura and peychaud bitters.  I prefer rye over bourbon.

Muddle 1 orange wedge and a cherry (luxardos are good) with 1/2 oz simple syrup and one shake of each of the above bitters.  Add a splash of soda (optional) and fill glass with ice (or to taste).  Top with 2oz rye whiskey of choice (I like knob creek rye) and shake once.

Sookie

I don't disagree with you Johnny, I lived in Wisconsin and loved the OF's there.  I could never make them the same way. 

Eggerty

My old fashioned consists of 3oz bourbon 1 splash of angostura bitters, a large orange peel twisted over a large cube or sphere of ice.  Not a fan of the sugar mix with my bourbon. 

Love these! Very spirit driven...

Ice tray like this:
http://www.surlatable.com/product/PRO-980979/Black+King+Cube+Ice+Tray+

The Cen-Tex Smoker

I lived in the land of The Old Fashioned for 7 glorious years. The standard WI Old Fashioned is made with Brandy, not bourbon. That's what separates Sconny from the civilized world. The state of WI drinks 33% of the brandy on the planet earth. Not kidding.

Eggerty

@The Cen-Tex Smoker crazy stat! Haven't had it with brandy. Any good? Seems like a better pairing with the sweetness of sugar and cherries.

The Cen-Tex Smoker

Eggerty said:

@The Cen-Tex Smoker crazy stat! Haven't had it with brandy. Any good? Seems like a better pairing with the sweetness of sugar and cherries.

I don't like sweet cocktails so
it wasn't my thing but everyone I know drank them. A lot. 

pgprescott

I just make a manhattan with bourbon instead. Bourbon 3oz. Sweet vermouth 3/4 oz. angostura bitters, ice, shake and strain into a chilled glass. Top with marinated cherry, or not.