What Is in an Old Fashion

Old Fashioned Cocktail

An Quondam Fashioned is a true archetype. Made with whiskey, saccharide, Angostura bitters, and an orange peel (or cherry) for garnish, it'due south a cocktail made for whiskey lovers!

What did the trendy cocktail say to the classic cocktail? "I'm glad that you're Old Fashioned." And ... give thanks you, folks, that's all for this night!

Even if you lot know nothing about cocktails, chances are you've at to the lowest degree heard of an Quondam Fashioned. Fabricated with just four ingredients – whiskey, carbohydrate, Angostura bitters, and an optional (but recommended) orangish peel or Luxardo ruby garnish – the Onetime Fashioned is up there with other cocktail greats like the Manhattan, Negroni, and Sazerac.

It's super simple to brand, too, as is advisable for a cocktail designed to highlight its main ingredient – whiskey!

Video: How to Make Old Fashioned Cocktails

Old Fashioned

The Best Whiskey for an Old Fashioned

The best whiskey for an Old Fashioned is ... the whiskey you like! Many reputable mixologists and cocktail enthusiasts have opined on whether yous should use rye or bourbon, but honestly, you tin can apply either. Which do you prefer? There – that's your whiskey for an Quondam Fashioned!

I like this drink with bourbon. I used Buffalo Trace most recently, simply other mid-tier bourbons similar Maker'due south Mark, Bulleit, or Knob Creek would all be excellent choices.

Sugar Cube or Simple Syrup?

Old Fashioned purists say the proper thing to do is to muddle a sugar cube with the bitters (and either a lilliputian order soda or water) in the lesser of the rocks glass. Non-purists, like myself, think that'due south nice but the sugar never seems to fully dissolve this way. Either my muddling skills are weak (quite possible), or in that location might be another way.

I'one thousand in favor of using simple syrup for an Sometime Fashioned because it'southward easy and convenient. Here'southward how to arrive.

Alison Bickel

If You Want to Experiment, Attempt Unlike Bitters

Angostura bitters is traditionally used in an Old Fashioned. (Fun fact: Apparently Angostura bitters is kind of like Coca Cola, in that only v people on earth know the recipe, which reportedly consists of over twoscore unlike herbs and spices! That may be true, but I mostly smell nutmeg right off the bat.)

Y'all can't go incorrect with Angostura bitters, but if y'all're making an Old Fashioned in the winter or around the holidays, I recommend using a few dashes of Fee Brothers Former Fashioned Bitters instead. You go way more cinnamon and clove on the nose, similar a winter holiday in a canteen.

More than Whiskey Cocktails to Enjoy This Wintertime:

Fall-Spiced Old Fashioned Cocktail
Manhattan Cocktail
Boulevardier Cocktail
Penicillin Cocktail

2 ounces bourbon or rye whiskey
one/iv ounce simple syrup
2 dashes Angostura bitters
Orangish skin or Luxardo carmine, for garnish (optional)

Make the drinkable:

Add elementary syrup and bitters to a rocks glass. Fill the drinking glass with ice, and stir to combine. (My favorite stirrer for a single cocktail? This block tester!) Add bourbon or rye and stir for about 30 seconds to chill and dilute. Garnish with orange peel or Luxardo carmine, if desired.

Nutrition Facts (per serving)
144	Calories
0g	Fat
3g	Carbs
0g	Protein

Nutrition Facts
Servings: 1
Corporeality per serving
Calories	144
% Daily Value*
Full Fatty 0g	0%
Saturated Fat 0g	0%
Cholesterol 0mg	0%
Sodium 1mg	0%
Total Carbohydrate 3g	1%
Dietary Fiber 0g	0%
Total Sugars 3g
Protein 0g
Vitamin C 0mg	0%
Calcium 0mg	0%
Atomic number 26 0mg	0%
Potassium 1mg	0%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells yous how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a twenty-four hours is used for general nutrition communication.

Nutrition information is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate. In cases where multiple ingredient alternatives are given, the first listed is calculated for nutrition. Garnishes and optional ingredients are not included.