Old Fashioned

Mix yourself now the forefather of all modern cocktails

Strength:
stark (über 20%)

Era:
Golden Age (1860 - 1920)

Created by:
Pendennis Club

Origin:
USA

The Old Fashioned may gladly be called the forefather of modern cocktails. Its origin is the whiskey cocktail in the United States of the 19th century. An original Old Fashioned is simply prepared and consists only of whiskey, bitters and sugar.

As a spirit, according to its origin, American bourbon or rye whiskey is recommended. Since this determines most of the aromatics, you should go for a slightly higher quality whiskey.

Prep Time1 min
Cook Time1 min
Total Time2 min
Yield1 jar
Serving Size50 ml
Energy135 cal

Cuisine
- amerikanisch
Course
- Getränk

Zutaten

For your Old Fashioned

50 ml bourbon or rye whiskey
2 dashes Angostura Bitters
1 sugar cube (cane sugar)
Orange zest
Water
Ice cube

Barstuff

Old Fashioned Glass
Bar spoon
Peeler

Zubereitung

Sprinkle the sugar cube with Angostura Bitters and pour into the tumbler glass

. Add a few splashes of water to the glass and crush the sugar with the back of a bar spoon. The water only serves to better dissolve the sugar cube.

Put a large ice cube in the glass and let the whiskey flow over it into the glass.

Peel an orange zest, splash the essential oils over the cocktail. Run the rim of the glass with the bowl (perfume) and then garnish the drink. There you go, your homemade old fashioned!

Hint:

The slight graininess from the sugar not being completely dissolved is part of what makes a classic Old Fashioned. If you don’t like it, you can replace the sugar cube with 5 ml of sugar syrup.

1 servings per container
Serving Size50 ml
Amount per serving
Calories135
% Daily Value*Standard DV
Total Carbohydrate3 g275 g1.09%
Total Sugars3 g
Potassium0.1 mg4700 mg0%
Iodine0.045 mcg150 mcg0.03%
Magnesium0.2 mg420 mg0.05%
Chloride0.1 mg2300 mg0%
Alkohol16.4 g
^*) Die prozentualen Tageswerte basieren auf einer Ernährung mit 2.000 Kalorien. Ihre Tageswerte können je nach Ihrem Kalorienbedarf höher oder niedriger sein.

Tips and tricks for your Old Fashioned

Old Fashioned is all about the whiskey used. The other ingredients are designed to enhance and mitigate the strengths and weaknesses of the spirit. For example, if you use a softer whiskey, you can reduce the amount of sugar slightly.

The right whiskey

In many bars, unfortunately, you get it with the usual bourbons, whose brands need not be mentioned here. Taste-wise, they don’t do the cocktail much good, which is why you should rather reach for whiskeys that are one price range higher.

Between 30 and 40 euros, you’ll find far more exciting bottles that will take your drink to a whole other level.

By the way, don’t limit yourself to just bourbon or rye, try your Old Fashioned with Scotch or a smoky Laphroaig instead.