Brix
Stirred

Old Fashioned

by Stuart Diaz

Bourbon-forward template; sub rye for spice. The original 'cocktail' (spirit + sugar + bitters + water/ice).

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Ingredients

×1 serving
Bourbon
spirit
2.00 oz
Demerara syrup (2:1)
sweetener
0.25 oz
Angostura bitters (3 dashes)
modifier
0.00 oz
TOTAL2.25 oz
SERVED (post-dilution)2.70 oz
Ratio by role
spirit89%sweetener11%

How to make it

4 STEPS · ~4 MIN
  1. 01
    Combine
    2 oz bourbon, 0.25 oz demerara syrup (2:1), 3 dashes Angostura in a mixing glass with ice.
  2. 02
    Stir
    30 seconds.
  3. 03
    Strain
    Over a large ice cube in a rocks glass.
  4. 04
    Garnish
    Express an orange peel and drop in.
FINAL ABV
29.6%
DILUTION
20%
TOTAL VOL.
2.25oz
SERVED
×1