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Original Old Fashioned Recipe ...Not Like Today's Version
I'm a little fussy when it comes to an Old Fashioned Recipe. I rarely order an
Old Fashioned unless I am in my own restaurant or I know in advance how
the bartender will make the cocktail.
How certain classic drink recipes get changed over time is somewhat of a
mystery to me. I insist my bartenders make them according to the original
recipes whenever possible.
The Old Fashioned Whiskey Cocktail
A Real Restaurant Drink Recipe
Preparation time: 2 minutes. Serves 1.
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Ingredients:
1 small sugar lump
1 ounce whiskey
Very little water (just enough to dissolve the sugar)
2 Dashes Angostura bitters
1 small piece of ice
1 piece of lemon peel
Instructions:
Dissolve a small lump of sugar with a little water in a whiskey-glass (rocks glass)
Add two dashes Angostura bitters, a small piece of ice, a piece lemon-peel, one jigger whiskey
Mix with small bar-spoon and serve
Now compare the original Old Fashioned restaurant recipe to the way most bars serve it today.
"Modern" Old Fashioned Recipe
Ingredients:
1 1/2 ounces bourbon or blended whiskey
3/4-1 teaspoon sugar
1 or 2 dashes of Angostura bitters
1 ounce club soda
Orange slice, Maraschino cherry and lemon twist for garnish
Instructions:
Muddle sugar, soda and bitters in rocks glass
Pour whiskey into glass and stir
Garnish and serve
The two main differences are the muddling and the use of club soda. These are enough to result
in a really different drink. You decide which one you like best.
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