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Give me your tips/recipe for the perfect old fashioned
Posted on 4/20/22 at 6:14 pm
Posted on 4/20/22 at 6:14 pm
So I always order bourbon old fashioneds when I am out for dinner or drinks, and it always seems like theirs are just a little bit better than mine. I buy the exact same bourbon and have bought more expensive bitters (just bought some cocoa bitters), but I think that they may use either a different technique or ingredients. I'm considering getting a better demerara syrup and possibly a cocktail smoking setup.
So what am I doing wrong?
So what am I doing wrong?
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Posted on 4/20/22 at 6:19 pm to Chucktown_Badger
Even a ham sandwich tastes better when someone else makes it.
Posted on 4/20/22 at 6:25 pm to Chucktown_Badger
You're overthinking it. Sure, you can use all the things mentioned, but an Old-Fashioned is a simple drink, with simple ingredients.
For me:
Favorite bourbon or rye (2 to 3 oz)
One sugar cube
3 to 5 dashes Peychaud Bitters
2 cocktail cherries
1"wide slice orange peel rind
1/2 oz water or soda water
1 large ice cube
Place sugar cube in glass, dash on bitters and pour in 1/2 oz liquor and muddle sugar cube till it begins to dissolve. Add remaining liquor, water and stir to dissolve sugar completely. Add large ice cube and stir to chill. Garnish with cherries and give the orange rind peel a twist over the drink and rim the glass with the white side of the peel and place in glass.
Sip and enjoy!
For me:
Favorite bourbon or rye (2 to 3 oz)
One sugar cube
3 to 5 dashes Peychaud Bitters
2 cocktail cherries
1"wide slice orange peel rind
1/2 oz water or soda water
1 large ice cube
Place sugar cube in glass, dash on bitters and pour in 1/2 oz liquor and muddle sugar cube till it begins to dissolve. Add remaining liquor, water and stir to dissolve sugar completely. Add large ice cube and stir to chill. Garnish with cherries and give the orange rind peel a twist over the drink and rim the glass with the white side of the peel and place in glass.
Sip and enjoy!
This post was edited on 4/20/22 at 7:46 pm
Posted on 4/20/22 at 6:35 pm to jmon
Thanks for the detailed post. Here's what I do differently than your recipe:
- I use simple syrup instead of a sugar cube
- I mix the simple syrup, cherry, and bitters first, then I add the bourbon and mix some more, then add ice cube and orange rind
- I don't add additional water, I assume the big ice cube is going to provide that when it melts
- I use simple syrup instead of a sugar cube
- I mix the simple syrup, cherry, and bitters first, then I add the bourbon and mix some more, then add ice cube and orange rind
- I don't add additional water, I assume the big ice cube is going to provide that when it melts
Posted on 4/20/22 at 6:40 pm to Chucktown_Badger
Everyone has their way.
2.5oz of bourbon or rye
2 big dashes of angostura bitters
1 stirring spoon of simple syrup
Stir
1 large cube
1 cherry
Slice of orange rind just for the oils
2.5oz of bourbon or rye
2 big dashes of angostura bitters
1 stirring spoon of simple syrup
Stir
1 large cube
1 cherry
Slice of orange rind just for the oils
Posted on 4/20/22 at 6:48 pm to Chucktown_Badger
Posted on 4/20/22 at 6:52 pm to Chucktown_Badger
No water in an old fashioned!
Simple syrup
Bitters
Rye
Large single cube
Cherry on top
Orange rind that is smeared across the top and put in drink
Simple syrup
Bitters
Rye
Large single cube
Cherry on top
Orange rind that is smeared across the top and put in drink
Posted on 4/20/22 at 7:08 pm to t00f
Family old fashioned recipe:
Bulleit rye
Splash of simple syrup (no more than 1/2 tsp)
Dash of Angostura bitters
Orange peel
Ice
Simplicity and less sugar is key
Bulleit rye
Splash of simple syrup (no more than 1/2 tsp)
Dash of Angostura bitters
Orange peel
Ice
Simplicity and less sugar is key
Posted on 4/20/22 at 7:21 pm to t00f
quote:
No water in an old fashioned!
Simple syrup
Simple syrup is a concentration of sugar and water.
Not arguing the point, just that I prefer to start with cube sugar and add water to that. 6 one way, 1/2 dozen the other, right?
Posted on 4/20/22 at 7:27 pm to jmon
1 bar spoon homemade simple syrup from raw sugar
2 dashes Anglstura bitters
2 dashes Regans Orange Bitters
2oz Buffalo trace, Old forester Rye what evern whisky you like
add a good amount of ice stir with bar spoon for about a minute
strain into OF glass over ice
Orange peel… hold,it skin side down over the glass and squeeze it the oils go in, then wipe inside edge of glass with skin, then put peel in.
Add Luxardo cherry and you are done.
2 dashes Anglstura bitters
2 dashes Regans Orange Bitters
2oz Buffalo trace, Old forester Rye what evern whisky you like
add a good amount of ice stir with bar spoon for about a minute
strain into OF glass over ice
Orange peel… hold,it skin side down over the glass and squeeze it the oils go in, then wipe inside edge of glass with skin, then put peel in.
Add Luxardo cherry and you are done.
Posted on 4/20/22 at 7:29 pm to jmon
1 oz of water vs 2 tablespoons of simple syrup?
I said no to water because I think it directly dilutes the drink.
That said, we all do what we enjoy
Also
When I use a sugar cube I muddle that with bitters not water.
I said no to water because I think it directly dilutes the drink.
That said, we all do what we enjoy
Also
When I use a sugar cube I muddle that with bitters not water.
Posted on 4/20/22 at 7:43 pm to t00f
All this talk has me craving an old-fashioned. Made one and I actually use what equates to a half ounce of water. Used Penelope 112° proof bourbon. I find higher proof bourbons provide a nice kick to an otherwise semi sweet cocktail. Enjoy fellas. 
Posted on 4/20/22 at 7:46 pm to Chucktown_Badger
Bitters can make a difference. Ask the place where you like the drink the most what bitters they use. That’s how I found Boker’s Bitters at a bar in Jackson. I also learned to add the sugar to the bourbon and mix it until it dissolves. The other key is the orange peel twist and run around the rim.
Posted on 4/20/22 at 8:01 pm to Chucktown_Badger
Here is my recipe
Rocks glass , full of ice.
Booker’s bourbon 2 ozs.
Enjoy
Rocks glass , full of ice.
Booker’s bourbon 2 ozs.
Enjoy
Posted on 4/20/22 at 8:25 pm to wutangfinancial
quote:
Get yourself one of these
An hour ago I ordered a much less expensive version from Amazon. Trying to jerry rig smoking the OF I'm making now with a bowl and some smoker pellets
Posted on 4/20/22 at 9:54 pm to jmon
quote:
an Old-Fashioned is a simple drink
...lists 7 ingredients...
Simple is when I pour good bourbon into a glass and drink it. I'll keep the sugar for dessert.
Posted on 4/20/22 at 10:23 pm to calcotron
quote:
lists 7 ingredients...
Simple is when I pour good bourbon into a glass and drink it. I'll keep the sugar for dessert.
Right. It's tough to screw up bourbon over ice. This thread was about making a great old fashioned, so it's entirely on topic. Your post was not.
Posted on 4/21/22 at 4:26 am to Chucktown_Badger
This is the perfect recipe for me and it’s very simple.
2 oz. rye or bourbon
1 oz. simple syrup
3 dashes angostura bitters
3 dashes orange bitters
I make my own ice in a small ice chest and cut it with a bread knife. There’s a popular YouTube video you can find about it. I’ll take the cube of ice out a little ahead of time so I don’t shock it and crack it when I pour everything onto it.
Sometimes I’ll steep a bag of earl grey tea with my simple syrup and it gives it a unique flavor. I also sometimes throw in a luxardo cherry. Just depends on my mood.
2 oz. rye or bourbon
1 oz. simple syrup
3 dashes angostura bitters
3 dashes orange bitters
I make my own ice in a small ice chest and cut it with a bread knife. There’s a popular YouTube video you can find about it. I’ll take the cube of ice out a little ahead of time so I don’t shock it and crack it when I pour everything onto it.
Sometimes I’ll steep a bag of earl grey tea with my simple syrup and it gives it a unique flavor. I also sometimes throw in a luxardo cherry. Just depends on my mood.
Posted on 4/21/22 at 5:42 am to Chucktown_Badger
3oz favorite bourbon or rye
1/2oz simple syrup
3 dashes angostura bitters
3 dashes orange bitters
Orange peel expressed
Luxardo cherries
Plenty ice
1/2oz simple syrup
3 dashes angostura bitters
3 dashes orange bitters
Orange peel expressed
Luxardo cherries
Plenty ice
Posted on 4/21/22 at 6:20 am to Chucktown_Badger
quote:
So what am I doing wrong?
Try using a brown sugar simple syrup. Took my recipe to the next level.
This post was edited on 4/21/22 at 6:21 am
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