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Old Fashioned

Posted by Dan. Created by Pendennis Club, Louisville, KY..
3 oz Bourbon (or rye)
1 cube Sugar (or 1 tsp simple syrup)
3 ds Bitters, Angostura
1 twst Lemon peel (as garnish)
Instructions

Wet sugar cube with bitters and a dash of soda or water in an old fashioned glass, muddle, add ice and whiskey, stir to dissolve thoroughly, garnish

Notes

Some prefer a fruity garnish, including an orange slice, lemon twist, and 2 maraschino cherries. Some top with a splash of soda. Perhaps more so than any other cocktail, the Old Fashioned may be endlessly varied by using different spirits, or by adding a dash of curacao, absinthe, or other liqueur. Some would argue that these latter additions make it an "Improved" cocktail.

History

The original cock-tail, a combination of whiskey, sugar, bitters, and ice.

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From the Knowledge Vault

Craft Cocktail Making: Theory and Structure of Bitterness

So far we’ve investigated the role that acidity and sugar play in the creation of craft cocktails. While sugar predates acidity in cocktail history, these building blocks can be thought of as a pair – acidity and sugar directly oppose each other. When sugar overpowers acidity, drinks become cloying and heavy. With the reverse, drinks are tart, thin, and unpleasant. It is only when sweetness and acidity balance each other that a cocktail takes on a savory deliciousness that I call tension.

The sweet-sour balance is not the only way to create a craft cocktail. Before the invention of the sour family, cocktails were merely spirit, sugar, water and bitters. This category of drinks, now best exemplified by the Old Fashioned derives their deliciousness through the mitigating effects of sugar on the bitterness of wood-aged spirits and bitters.

The previous articles have stayed clear of any serious chemistry. Unfortunately, bitter and alcohol have a lot going on that needs some explanations, and chemistry provides the language. [editor: Nerd warning. Suck it up.]

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  • Re Sister Mary, 4 days ago Brooks.todd@gm… commented:

    Increased tequila to 1.5 oz and reduced St. G to 1/5 oz for better balance.

  • Re Clown Car, 6 days ago drinkingandthinking commented:

    You are a madman Mr. Yarm... ★★★★★

  • Re 1919, 6 days ago bza commented:

    It's absolutely the 7 year.

  • Re South Park Sling, 6 days ago drinkingandthinking commented:

    Tastes wonderful, but I sure would like to get mine to look like that picture... my color was amber from pineapple - not much red in the ingredients...

  • Re 1919, 1 week ago Shawn C commented:

    Presumably the 7yr as that is the only one I have ever come across. It is the basic Old Monk. Unless stated otherwise in a recipe, assume this is the one.