Opskrift on Old Fashioned

Opskrift on Old Fashioned

Ingredients:

• 3 cl Rye Whiskey or Bourbon.
• For example, try 1792 Kentucky Straight Bourbon
• 1 cl Angustora Bitter
• 2 tsp. Organic cane sugar
• Ice cream
• Optionally 1 orange for garnish

Procedure:

• Mix the cocktail in a thick-bottomed glass - for example, a whisky glass
• Put the sugar in the glass
• Add Angostura Bitter with a splash of hot water
• Stir the mixture with a spoon until the sugar is completely dissolved
• Add 3-4 ice cubes and half of the whiskey
• Stir the mixture for about a minute
• Add more ice and the remaining whiskey
• Garnish the cocktail with a piece of orange peel if desired
• Serve the cocktail immediately while it is cold and fresh

An Old Fashioned is an old classic cocktail where the recipe consists of water, bitters, sugar and spirits. The simple cocktail has its roots in New York, Hudson. In 1806, the ingredients of a cocktail were described for the first time, and the Old Fashioned was the starting point. Therefore, the Old Fashioned is the answer to the original cocktail. Over the years, the spirits in the recipe for an Old Fashioned have varied between whiskey, rum, gin, cognac and American bourbon.

The essence of an Old Fashioned is that it is uncomplicated to make and consists of simple ingredients. However, to make the ingredients come together, you need to take the time to mix your Old Fashioned correctly.

While the Old Fashioned was wildly popular in the 1960s, it was almost forgotten for the rest of the century. In the new millennium, however, it started to gain popularity again and today the simple cocktail is a popular choice in many bars. Although the Old Fashioned has evolved over the years, both in terms of ingredients and method, the classic opskrift is still what people associate with an Old Fashioned.