(OT)- Old Fashioned

johnnyp · March 2015

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

buzd504 · March 2015

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 · March 2015

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 · March 2015

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 · March 2015

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 · March 2015

@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 · March 2015

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 · March 2015

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.

(OT)- Old Fashioned

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