The Perfect Old Fashioned? Or a twist? What are your recipes?

Whatever that curiosity you drank may purport to be, it is certainly not an Old Fashioned. Citrus is a rarity in a stirred cocktail at the best of times and certainly not something you would expect to find in an OF!

Originally the OF was meant to be a good spirit dressed up a bit with sugar, bitters, citrus peel and nothing more. An OF is the easiest cocktail you could make, but the most complicated to perfect.

Fortunately there is an IBA official guide to start with, but this is an excellent 'standard' recipe from a superb YouTuber.

You can pretty much 'Old Fashion' anything (the original was likely made with gin) just stick with the basic recipe and tweak your amounts.

Spirit
Sweetener
Bitters
Ice

If you like rum, try a Tiki Old Fashioned.

2oz Rum (Appleton Estate Signature is a decent starting point)
0.5oz Orgeat Syrup
Dash of Bittermens Tiki Bitters / Whatever your preference is.
Stir with ice, then strain into a chilled rocks glass with fresh ice.

This is a good twist recipe, if you like Tequila and Mezcal.
 
glitch said:
Whatever that curiosity you drank may purport to be, it is certainly not an Old Fashioned. Citrus is a rarity in a stirred cocktail at the best of times and certainly not something you would expect to find in an OF!

Originally the OF was meant to be a good spirit dressed up a bit with sugar, bitters, citrus peel and nothing more. An OF is the easiest cocktail you could make, but the most complicated to perfect.

Fortunately there is an IBA official guide to start with, but this is an excellent 'standard' recipe from a superb YouTuber.

You can pretty much 'Old Fashion' anything (the original was likely made with gin) just stick with the basic recipe and tweak your amounts.

Spirit
Sweetener
Bitters
Ice

If you like rum, try a Tiki Old Fashioned.

2oz Rum (Appleton Estate Signature is a decent starting point)
0.5oz Orgeat Syrup
Dash of Bittermens Tiki Bitters / Whatever your preference is.
Stir with ice, then strain into a chilled rocks glass with fresh ice.

This is a good twist recipe, if you like Tequila and Mezcal.
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Great recommendations, thanks.

And yes, it was nothing like an OF to be honest. It was way too sweet. It wasn't bad per se, I did enjoy it. It just wasn't an OF! I suppose they've got to market it somehow.

robj20 said:
I like it with a peaty whiskey. Usually called a smoked old fashioned.
Bit my go to is a Godfather.
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Good shout, I'll get one made up this weekend!
 
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dangermouse425 said:
And yes, it was nothing like an OF to be honest. It was way too sweet. It wasn't bad per se, I did enjoy it. It just wasn't an OF! I suppose they've got to market it somehow.
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Such a weird take, as anyone who genuinely enjoys an OF would be horrified at what they got, and anyone wanting to try one would get something weird and likely be put off them altogether!

Anyway, for your purposes, I recommend you mix-up some sugar syrups for your OF experiments as you will A) need them and B) they are fun and cheap to make.

I would always recommend a 2:1 ratio for your sugar syrups in an OF, which are 2 parts sugar to 1 part water. This is an excellent recipe to follow for Demerara syrup, which is a mainstay in a lot of my OF creations, but it can work for any sugar. Try Light and Dark Brown, Golden Granulated, Muscovado, whatever!

No need for any fancy equipment, just get yourself some good ice and the rest can be improvised with whatever you have at hand. I usually make an OF with a single large cube in the glass and build directly onto that and stir in the glass.
 
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