Old Fashioned Cocktail (Difford's recipe)
Ingredients
- 1 1⁄2 oz Bulleit Bourbon
- 1 oz WhistlePig 10yo Straight Rye Whisky
- 1⁄3 oz Demerara/Muscovado/brown sugar syrup
- 8 drop Bob's Abbotts bitters
- 3 drop Saline solution (20g sea salt to 80g water) or merest pinch of s
Method
Glass:
Photographed in an UB Koto Old Fashioned 30cl
Prepare:
- Select and pre-chill an OLD-FASHIONED GLASS.
- Prepare garnish of orange zest twist.
Method:
- STIR all ingredients with ice.
- STRAIN into ice-filled glass (preferably over a large cube or chunk of block ice).
Garnish:
- EXPRESS orange zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.
Nutrition:
One serving of Old Fashioned Cocktail (Difford's recipe) contains 213 calories
History:
Old-Fashioned Whiskey Cocktail history.
Review:
Achieving balance, ideal dilution and a good chill are essential to the enjoyment of this spirituous sublime classic.
Pre-batched bottled version serves 7 people:
315ml (10.5oz) Bourbon
210ml (7oz) Rye
75ml (2½oz) Brown sugar syrup
135ml (4.5oz) Water
48 drops Abbots bitters
18 drops Saline solution
Measure ingredients into a 75cl bottle, seal, label, turn bottle a few times to mix and place in refrigerator. Ideally, move into a freezer for 30 minutes prior to serving.
