4 Modern Old-Fashioned Recipes You Need To Try
Arguably the most iconic cocktail in history, there’s nothing like a classic Old Fashioned.
Served as early as 1806, the Old-Fashioned was an evolution of the Whiskey Cocktail, and the ingredients were simple: whiskey, sugar, bitters and water. Since then, copious amounts of cocktails have been created, but the Old-Fashioned has transcended through time and earned its spot in the classics for a reason.
Today, no matter what bar you walk into, you can always order an Old-Fashioned. For many bartenders, its the most important to learn the basics of. However, the recipes below are anything but that. Check them out!
Fun fact: One of the first written instances of the name “Old-Fashioned” was included in Jerry Thomas’ Bartenders Guide: How To Mix Drinks in 1862!
Photo by Old Line Spirits
Campfire Old Fashioned
by Old Line Spirits
Ingredients
2 oz. Cask Strength Old Line Whiskey
1/4 oz. Smoked Maple Syrup
2 dashes Chocolate Bitters
Preparation
Combine Cask Strength Old Line Whiskey, smoked maple syrup and chocolate bitters in a mixing glass and stir with ice.
Strain into a rocks glass over fresh ice.
Garnish with freshly grated nutmeg.
Photo by Ryan Mahony / Hermitage Farm
House Old Fashioned
by Miranda Densford, Beverage Director, Barn8 Restaurant & Bourbon Bar
Ingredients
2 oz. Old Forester Signature 100
1/4 oz. Foraged Hickory Bark Syrup*
2 dashes Angostura Bitters
1 dash Barn8 Housemade Orange Bitters**
Preparation
In a mixing glass, combine all the ingredients.
Add ice to chill and stir until slightly diluted.
Strain the mixture into an old-fashioned glass filled with ice.
Garnish with an expressed orange peel.
Additional Notes
*At the restaurant, this is a rich syrup made in large batches.
*Foraged Hickory Bark Syrup
Ingredients
10 lbs Sugar in the Raw
5 lbs Water
1 quart Hickory Bark (broken into small pieces)
Preparation
Combine sugar and water and heat over medium until sugar is dissolved, stirring frequently.
Stir in hickory bark.
Let infuse for 12-24 hours, then strain out bark.
**Housemade Orange Bitters
Ingredients
1 liter Vodka
1 pint Orange Peels
Preparation
Combine vodka and orange peels and let infuse for two weeks in the refrigerator.
Strain and sweeten with simple syrup to taste.
Preferred substitute: Scrappy’s Orange Bitters.
Photo by Freight House
Preparation
In a rocks glass, express the orange peel and place pith side up.
Cover the pith with the bitters and muddle well.
Add small ice cubes, Rittenhouse Rye and Pisa liqueur.
Stir 5-6 times.
Garnish with a chocolate Pocky stick.
Photo by New Riff Distilling
Cracker Jack Old Fashioned
by Scott Augsburger, New Riff Distilling Aquifer Supervisor — Newport, KY
Ingredients
2 oz. Cracker Jack infused New Riff Bottled in Bond Bourbon*
1 bar spoon Rich Demerara**
3 dashes Angostura Bitters
Preparation
Add all ingredients into a mixing glass, add ice, and stir.
Strain into a rocks glass over a large cube.
Garnish with a pinch of sea salt.
*Cracker Jack infused New Riff BIB Bourbon
Ingredients
1 ½ cups Cracker Jacks
750 ml (1 bottle) New Riff Bottled in Bond Bourbon
Preparation
Using a measuring cup, measure 1-1/2 cups of cracker jacks, then blend them in a blender until they have turned into a fine powder.
Next, infuse the cracker jack powder in 750 ml (1 bottle) of New Riff Bottled in Bond Bourbon for 15-20 mins, stirring occasionally.
After infusing, strain the cracker jack bourbon through a cheesecloth or a coffee filter for a clearer infusion, and bottle.
The mixture lasts for months.
**Rich Demerara
Ingredients
Demerara Sugar
Water
Preparation
Take a pot and add 2 parts demerara sugar and 1 part water.
Heat on the stove over medium heat until the sugar is dissolved.
Stir frequently to help dissolve the sugar fast.
When the sugar is dissolved, let cool.
Then, bottle for later use.
Syrup lasts about 1 month.
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