Old Fashioneds
26 recipes, page 1 of 2
This Field Manual holds 26 recipes in the old fashioned family. The build is spirit, sugar, bitters and ice, stirred in the glass.
What changes is the spirit and the sugar. Bourbon and sugar makes the version most people picture; rye and demerara makes a drier one with more spine. Swap the whiskey for rum or tequila and the build holds. The bitters are not decoration, they are the seasoning that stops the sugar reading as sweet, which is why leaving them out gives you whiskey and water.
Base Spirit
Difficulty Level
Almond Old Fashioned
An Almond Old Fashioned is 60ml of bourbon, 15ml of amaretto and two dashes of Angostura bitters, stirred over ice for 20 to 30 seconds and strained over one large cube in a rocks
American Trilogy
An American Trilogy is 30ml of rye whiskey and 30ml of applejack poured over a brown sugar cube muddled with two dashes of orange bitters, stirred over one large ice cube in a
Añejo Old Fashioned
An Añejo Old Fashioned is 60ml of añejo tequila, 7.5ml of agave syrup and two dashes of mole bitters, poured over one large cube in a rocks glass and stirred there for 15 to 20
Black Russian
A Black Russian takes 50ml of vodka and 20ml of coffee liqueur, stirred in a rocks glass over a single large cube for 15 to 20 seconds and served without a garnish. The measures
Canchánchara
A Canchánchara is 60ml Cuban aguardiente, 15ml raw honey, 15ml fresh lime juice and 50ml water. Mix the honey, lime and water in the glass until the honey dissolves and coat the
Corn n’ Oil
A Corn n’ Oil is 15ml of falernum over crushed ice in a rocks glass, with 60ml of blackstrap rum floated on top, two dashes of Angostura and a squeeze of lime, served unstirred.
Fancy Free
A Fancy Free is 60ml of rye whiskey, 15ml of maraschino liqueur and two dashes each of Angostura and orange bitters, stirred with ice for 20 to 30 seconds and strained over one
French Connection
The spirit with amaretto in a French Connection is cognac. The drink is 35ml of each, poured over ice in a rocks glass and stirred, with no garnish. That is the International
Gin Cocktail
A Gin Cocktail is 60ml of gin, 5ml of sugar syrup, 5ml of orange curaçao and two dashes of Angostura, stirred with ice for 20 to 30 seconds and strained over one large cube in a
Godfather
A Godfather is 45ml of Scotch and 22.5ml of amaretto, two to one, stirred over one large ice cube in a rocks glass for 15 to 20 seconds and served without garnish. About 2.4 UK
Hunter
A Hunter is 60ml rye whiskey and 30ml cherry brandy, stirred over one large cube in a rocks glass for 15 to 20 seconds, with a cocktail cherry if you want one. About 3.1 UK units,
Improved Whiskey Cocktail
An Improved Whiskey Cocktail is 60ml of rye whiskey with 5ml of maraschino liqueur, 2.5ml of absinthe, 10ml of demerara syrup and two dashes of Angostura bitters, stirred over ice
Maple Old Fashioned
A Maple Old Fashioned is 60ml of bourbon, 10ml of dark maple syrup and two dashes of Angostura bitters, stirred with ice for 20 to 30 seconds and strained over one large cube in a
Monte Carlo
A Monte Carlo is 60ml of rye whiskey, 15ml of Bénédictine and two dashes of Angostura bitters, stirred over ice for 20 to 30 seconds and strained over one large cube in a rocks
Oaxacan Old Fashioned
An Oaxacan Old Fashioned is 45ml of reposado tequila, 15ml of mezcal, 5ml of agave syrup and two dashes of Angostura bitters, built in a rocks glass over one large ice cube and
Old Fashioned
An Old Fashioned is 45ml of bourbon, one sugar cube, two dashes of Angostura bitters and a few dashes of water. The sugar and bitters are muddled in a rocks glass until the cube
Port Old Fashioned
A Port Old Fashioned is 45ml of bourbon, 22.5ml of ten-year tawny port, 5ml of demerara syrup and one dash each of Angostura and orange bitters. Stir over ice for 20 to 30 seconds
Revolver
The Revolver is 60ml of bourbon, 15ml of coffee liqueur and two dashes of orange bitters, stirred over ice for 20 to 30 seconds and strained into a chilled coupe, with an orange
Rusty Nail
A Rusty Nail is 45ml Scotch whisky and 25ml Drambuie, stirred for 15 to 20 seconds over one large ice cube in a rocks glass and finished with a lemon twist, expressed and dropped
Sazerac
A Sazerac is 50ml of cognac stirred with a sugar cube and two dashes of Peychaud’s bitters, then strained, with no ice, into a chilled rocks glass rinsed with absinthe, and
Stinger
A Stinger is 50ml of cognac and 20ml of white crème de menthe, stirred with ice for 20 to 30 seconds and strained over crushed ice in a rocks glass, with a sprig of mint if you
Ti’ Punch
A Ti’ Punch is 60ml rhum agricole blanc and 10ml cane syrup over a small disc of lime, squeezed and dropped into a rocks glass, stirred briefly and served without ice. With a
Toronto
A Toronto is 60ml of rye whiskey, 7.5ml of Fernet-Branca, 5ml of demerara syrup (2:1) and two dashes of Angostura, stirred with ice for 20 to 30 seconds and strained into a
Welsh Gold
The Welsh Gold is 50ml of Penderyn Madeira Finish, 10ml of Welsh honey syrup and two dashes of Angostura, stirred with ice for 30 seconds and strained over one large cube in a