Old Fashioned
I like to make these as essentially a built drink. I stir it in a mixing glass without ice to combine the ingredients prior to pouring it over a large ice cube in an un-chilled single old fashioned. Similar to scotch on the rocks. Alternatively, I’ll make the drink in its serving glass and gently add a large ice cube after stirring. Initially the flavors will be strong with very little dilution. As you sip the cocktail and gently swirl it, the drink will chill and dilute as the flavors mellow.
This is another great drink from Jeffrey Morganthaler. The apple cider is front and center along with the Scotch. The Averna, lemon and Allspice Dram fill in the middle. The finish is apple, citrus and allspice. Blended malt Scotch, apple cider, lemon juice, Averna Amaro, Allspice Dram and Angostura Bitters.…
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I thought that a simple Old Fashioned with aged rum and bittersweet chocolate would work. It does. Ingredients: 1 1/2 oz. Barbancourt 12 yr old Rum 1/4 oz. Chocolate Simple Syrup – see below Orange peel for garnish Directions: Chill an Old Fashioned glass with ice and water Combine all…
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From Death & Company via Epicuriuos. “This is a tiki drink disguised as an old-fashioned, so it’s no surprise that it comes from Brian Miller, Death & Co’s resident scalawag and expert on all things Polynesian. One night a waitress asked Brian to make something stirred and boozy, so he…
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Whether it’s a cold, snowy Winter’s evening, or a warm Spring afternoon, a well-crafted Old Fashioned is an excellent libation. Our Walnut Old Fashioned features the spice of a good Rye Whiskey and the warming notes of Doc Elliott’s MixologyTM Walnut Bitters. We use agave syrup since its early…
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This Old Fashioned is best described as a bite of pecan pie, a taste of coffee, a nibble of dark chocolate, and a sip of fine bourbon. Always a hit at the events and pop-ups we’ve done, it is one of my personal favorites. Simple to make, you can easily…
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Good sipping rum, like any good sipping spirit, can make amazing cocktails as long as you’re careful not to bury those subtle qualities. An old fashioned, Manhattan or martini can be a vehicle to express and play with the flavors of fine spirits. This time I’m using Don Q Vermouth…
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I really like bitters forward old fashioneds. To me, bitters bring flavor and spice that you aren’t going to find elsewhere. One way to get a lot of bitters into a cocktail without making it, well, too bitter, is to make a syrup with bitters as all or part of…
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It’s Mixology Monday May 2016! This month’s theme, hosted by Nick of the Booze Barn, is “Dry.” Around here, we like dry, (maybe why we live in South Texas)! The idea this month is to make a cocktail using a dry base spirit with no more than 10% sweetener/juice and…
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I got the idea of jerky infused white whiskey from the Ranger Creek folks at this years San Antonio Cocktail Conference. My original intent was to use it to make Bloody Mary’s. However, I found that the tomato overwhelmed the jerky flavor. More importantly, I started out making a huge…
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It’s time again for the world’s best online cocktail party. The theme for this month’s Mixology Monday is “Hometown Hooch,” as set forth by Stuart Putney at Putney Farms. You can read more at the announcement post here, but the idea is to use locally distilled spirits in a cocktail. …
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