How to make an Old Fashioned
71The Old Fashion is my favorite cocktail. However, I've found over the years that few bartenders know how to make one correctly. If you have never had an Old Fashioned, the best way to describe it is like a sweet Manhattan, which is mainly whiskey.
Here is my personal recipe for an Old Fashioned.
Old Fashioned Recipe
Old Fashioned Ingrediants
- Makers Mark Bourbon - This is my standard Old Fashion Bourbon, but you can use any whiskey or scotch that you like, or you can make your own whiskey.
- Orange - You'll need two slices that are about 1/4 of an inch thick and cut in half
- 1 teaspoon Sugar
- Bitters
- Soda Water (Optional)
- 3 Cherries
Take the teaspoon of sugar, one dash of bitters, one orange slice and two cherries and place in the bottom of the Old Fashioned Glass. Muddle the fruit and sugar together. Muddle is another word for smashing. So, smash it all up real well.
Next, place two to three ice cubes in the glass. Fill the Old Fashioned glass with bourbon. Optionally, add a splash of soda water. Plop in one whole cherry and an orange slice. Stir. And. Enjoy.
Warning
This recipe makes a sweet, but very strong Old Fashioned. While many recipes call for 1 to 2 ounces of bourbon, making your Old Fashioned this way is likely to use 3 to 5 ounces of bourbon.
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Old Fashioneds have been known to put people to sleep. No cherries. No problem. There's room for more whiskey.
My grandfather, who was born in France in 1871, and was a bartender for a short while in Bakersfield before Prohibition, said to stay away from sweet, mixed drinks. You would not realize how much alcohol you had ingested. Bt, you are right, Paul, these are good -- and strong!
Fun -- old fashioneds bring me back to when my parents used to have cocktail parties and everyone drank them.
My fav old fashioned cocktail is called the Side Car. A family tradition at Thanksgiving in my family....talk about sweet, but a tangy sweet...with good ol' American Bourbon and Cointreau...like gredmondson says, I was taught to stay away from sweet drinks...but the family always had a tray of Side Cars in lovely glasses at Thanksgiving. No cherries though in Side Cars, and I used to love maraschino cherries!
I love to cook and thank for sharing your recipe. I will do it :)
Oh please don't ruin a perfectly awesome old fashioned with soda water. I haven't had one of these in a while. I think I'll plan a party for tonight for my pups and I. (my three dogs can have the water, I'll have the rest). I'll look forward to it. Thanks for sharing your recipe
regards Zsuzsy
jimmythejock says:
14 months ago
sounds great, now where can I find 3 cherries at this time of night lol? nearly 1 am here in scotland.....jimmy