![]() ![]() Then one day I noticed adding a touch of Bitter Truth Jerry Thomas Decanter Bitters introduces an earthy cinnamon note that really kicked things up a notch, so I started including those as well. For a while, I had been using two dashes each of Angostura and orange bitters, which works great. But as far as the drink itself, but both syrup and raw sugar can make an excellent Old Fashioneds, and there’s no denying the romance of the muddling ritual.ĭad’s Bitters Blend - For the Ultimate Old Fashionedĭad’s Bitters (aka Dad’s Dashes) is a blend of bitters that I created during my search for the perfect Old Fashioned recipe. The main reason I call for using a syrup in Old Fashioneds is it's less work and more consistent, which is particularly beneficial when working behind a bar. This way you won't leave any undissolved sugar behind (there always seems to be some, despite your best efforts), which could throw things off balance. It's better to prepare muddled sugar Old Fashioneds in the glass you’ll be drinking from, rather than stirring them in a separate mixing glass and straining. More muddling tips can be found on the Muddling Page. This is more akin to crushing spices with a mortar and pestle rather than gently muddling herbs. You can add a teaspoon of water or seltzer to help the sugar dissolve along. The key to muddling sugar in an Old Fashioned is to make sure it gets dissolved. Combine the sugar and bitters in a rocks glass and grind them up with the muddler until they form a paste. I just prefer Old Fashioneds (pun alert!) the old-fashioned way. Multiple generations made and loved Old Fashioneds that way, including my dad's and grandfather's (not to mention Don Draper's). One final note, I hold no grievances against the orange and cherry version. Since then, it has skyrocketed in popularity. It wasn't until the cocktail revival began about fifteen years ago that the traditional Old Fashioned recipe came back into favor. During this time, the Old Fashioned became repurposed into a sweeter, fruitier drink that contained a muddled orange slice and cherry that was sometimes topped off with soda. In the 20th century, cocktails went down an odd and meandering path through prohibition, World War II and the culture wars of the 60s and 70s. But not everyone was into these modern embellishments, and traditionalists began to order their whiskey cocktails "in the old fashion," which how we got the name we use today. These were known as "fancy" or "improved" cocktails. #Old fashioned cocktail recipe fullJumping ahead to the end of the 19th century when the Gilded Age was in full swing and opulence was all the rage, it had become fashionable to spruce up the standard whiskey cocktail with a dash or two of imported ingredients like absinthe or curaçao. So, back then, a "cocktail" made with whiskey was simply called a "whiskey cocktail." Dutch gin and brandy were also commonly used. It states that a “cock-tail” is "a stimulating liquor, composed of spirits of any kind, sugar, water, and bitters.” As you can see, that's essentially the recipe listed here - today we use ice instead of water. The first definition of a "cocktail" in print, that we know of anyway, appeared in a periodical published in 1806. ![]() The Old Fashioned has a pretty fair claim to being the original cocktail (though plenty of others have a stake in that as well, the mint julep for one). ![]()
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