![]() Pour in bourbon, fill with ice cubes, and stir. Muddle into a paste using a muddler or the back end of a spoon. ![]() Mix sugar, water and angostura bitters in an old-fashioned glass. ![]() A favorite cocktail of President Harry S Truman and his wife Bess, it's enjoying a renewed popularity with the cocktail renaissance and as the signature drink of such fictional characters as Mad Men’s Don Draper. Pepper when he introduced the cocktail to the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in NYC. The drink was popularized by a club member and bourbon distiller, Colonel James E. The bartender, not wanting to serve a non-bourbon drink in Bourbon Country, concocted a drink that delighted the customer and still delights to this day. If you’ve tried this or any other recipe on the blog, I’d love the hear what you thought about it in the comments below.The Old Fashioned was invented in the 1800’s at the Pendennis Club, a private club still in operation in Louisville.Īs the story goes, a guest at the bar ordered a cocktail, but warned the bartender that he didn’t like bourbon. Feel free to leave me a comment, what is your favorite classic cocktail?Īnd as always, may all your dishes/drinks be delish! Here’s an overhead view of the old fashioned! PinĪll that is left to do is sit on my couch and sip this classic old fashioned cocktail! Other popular bourbon recipes You want the bourbon nice and cold and the ingredients to all meld together. Pour the bourbon directly over the ice and then take your cocktail spoon and swirl all the ingredients around the glass. Pin Step fiveĪdd a large ice cube in the double old fashioned glass. (C) Step fourĪdd water, sugar and ( a few dashes of bitters if you prefer) and take your muddler and muddle the cherries, orange with the water and sugar. Gather the cherries and place them in the glass with the orange slices. Gather the ingredients – bourbon, cherries, orange, sugar and water (and if you are adding bitters, gather that too.) (A) Step two This is a cocktail that you make directly in your double old fashioned glass. Add half the whiskey, and 2 more ice cubes and stir for 30 seconds to a minute. I say make it both ways to see which you prefer. Add sugar syrup, bitters and 2 ice cubes to a large tumbler (the Old Fashioned glass takes its name, in fact, from the cocktail) and stir to combine.I actually prefer it without the addition, but if you like it with bitters, add it when you muddle the fruit with the water and sugar. This cocktail usually is made with a few dashes of bitters.Once the bourbon is poured in the glass, use a cocktail spoon to stir it. ![]()
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