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Spirit-Forward · Anytime · Winter
Old Fashioned
Sugar, bitters and a little water, then whiskey and one large cube. The original template every other cocktail gets measured against.
- Base
- Whiskey
- Glass
- Old fashioned glass
- Method
- Stir
- Strength
- 29.4% ABV
Ingredients
Servings
45 mlBourbon1 swap
Rye whiskeymediumSpicier, less sweet
- 1 cubeSugar Cube
- few dashesAngostura Bitters
- few dashesPlain Water
How to make
Technique
Stir · 20–30sStirring chills and dilutes gently while keeping the drink silky and clear.
- Place sugar cube in old fashioned glass and saturate with bitter, add few dashes of plain water.
- Muddle until dissolved.
- Fill the glass with ice cubes and add whiskey.
- Stir gently.
Serve
Glass
Old fashioned glassAlso fine: Double old fashioned glass, Rocks glass, Tumbler
Garnish
Garnish with orange slice or zest, and a cocktail cherry.Zest if you want the aroma, slice if you want the look.
Taste & nutrition
29.4%ABV
192kcal
1.3Drinks
StrengthBoozy
Sweet to dryBalanced
Estimated from ingredient amounts and assumed ABVs — not a lab measurement.
Good to know
- Stir, never shake — it stays clear and silky.
History
Yearearly 1800s
PlaceUSA (Louisville attrib.)
Created byUnknown
The Old Fashioned is arguably the original cocktail: spirit, sugar, water and bitters, stirred over ice. Its name came from drinkers in the late 1800s asking for their whiskey the "old-fashioned" way, as tastes turned to fancier mixes. Usually made with bourbon or rye and an orange twist, it is the definition of simplicity done well. It has never gone out of style.
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