Bourbon: Old-Fashioned

By Mark Bittman

Bourbon: Old-Fashioned
Yunhee Kim for The New York Times. Drink stylist: Brian Preston-Campbell. Prop stylist: Theo Vamvounakis.
Total Time
2 minutes
Rating
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This simply made and elegant cocktail focuses on the flavor of the bourbon, so keep that in mind when shopping for booze because bad-tasting liquor makes a lousy drink. Still, that doesn’t mean that you have to break the bank.

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Ingredients

  • Sugar cube
  • 2dashes Angostura bitters
  • Ice
  • ¼cup whiskey
  • Garnish: lemon twist
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Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Muddle the sugar cube the Angostura bitters. Add ice and pour in the whiskey. Garnish: lemon twist.

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stevebeall

We always make the Old Fashioned with rye rather than bourbon. At the very least, a bourbon with a mash bill that's high in rye content.

And for a VERY economical, and also fairly low alcohol whiskey, we LOVE good old Old Overholt (known in my youth as Old Overshoe) - a very good, very straightforward, peppery, herbal rye.

Kathryn

1/4 C = 2 0z, not 4.

dimmerswitch

Kathryn and jet are correct, of course, that 1/4 C of bourbon is 2 fl oz not 4 as rh suggested. But rh is correct, of course, too. This is a pretty stiff drink at 1/4 C bourbon as written. I love Bittman - with a little crush on him since his Minimalist days I would follow him anywhere. Almost. But not quite to the bottom of a 1/4 C pour of bourbon in this drink. My hubby just mixed these with 1 oz (2 TB) each drink not 2 oz. Just right - hic.

AHW

Trader Joes has dried and sugared orange slices. 2-3 dashes of bitters and 2 oz of rye, or bourbon, plus a luxardo cherry with a tad of juice and yum. The orange at the end is almost the best part.

Mindy Mullen

I tend bar for private house parties and events. I make the simple syrup w turbinado sugar , stored in a bottle with a pointed spout. The guests RAVE over: In a smaller rocks glass, I large ice cube. A couple shakes of Angostura bitters, a whirl of simple syrup over the ice, fill to the top of the cube with Maker's Mark or Bulleit bourbon. 1-2 Luxardo cherries with it's syrup placed in the glass, stir and serve. I also sometimes bring an array of bitters to try for fun.

Mary

Made this with Elijah Craig bourbon. Delicious. Thank you.

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