Base: Whiskey

Old Fashioned

Bourbon, sugar and bitters — nothing extra.

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Quick answer: 50 ml bourbon • 1 sugar cube • 2–3 dashes Angostura bitters

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● Medium 5 min
Old Fashioned

Ingredients

Story

One of the oldest cocktails: the 'whiskey, sugar, bitters, water' formula dates to 1806 and defined the very word 'cocktail'.

Method

  1. 1Saturate the sugar with bitters, add a splash of water and muddle.
  2. 2Add ice and pour in the bourbon.
  3. 3Stir until chilled.
  4. 4Garnish with orange peel.
What you'll needOrder at brandbar.ua
  • Sugar syrup
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  • Angostura bitters
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  • Whiskey
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Questions and answers

Old Fashioned: where to get the ingredients?

All 3 items are BrandBar catalogue bottles; the “I want it” button next to each one opens it at brandbar.ua. One bottle lasts for many servings, and some of them go into other recipes too.

Old Fashioned: what do you need?

50 ml bourbon; 1 sugar cube; 2–3 dashes Angostura bitters; Orange peel; Ice.

What can replace “Sugar syrup” in this recipe?

Any item from the same selection will do — for example Syrup Brandbar Original Lime (Lime orydzhynal) 0.7 L PET, Syrup Black Chocolate (Black Chocolate) 0.5 L (Coffeeshop Amster), Syrup Pecan – salted caramel (Pecan – solona karamel) 0.5 L (Coffeeshop Amster). The taste will change, but the ingredient keeps its role in the drink.

What can replace “Angostura bitters” in this recipe?

Any item from the same selection will do — for example Tincture Brandbar Rotwild (Rotvild) 0.2 L 35%, Tincture sloe tincture Hunters drink, 0.5 L, 40%, Balsam “Sumy” on herbs flask 0.5 L 40%. The taste will change, but the ingredient keeps its role in the drink.

Old Fashioned: how long does it take?

About 5 minutes, 4 steps.

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