a pretty good "old fashioned" recipe

[JHan]

-simple syrup instead of a sugar cube

-Rye whiskey instead of bourbon.

-Angostura Bitters

-Orange Bitters

-frozen glass and a large ice cube and finally...

-squeeze a small strip of lemon peel (and orange peel), with pith towards you, over drink to extract a bit of the oils.

[Docreed2003]

1. Excellent...I love an "Old Fashioned"

For those who may not know, most "whiskey recipes" were written with the intentions of using rye over bourbon, and I'd highly suggest it, especially since the rye has become far easier to find in liquor stores in recent years.

JHan, if you like an "Old Fashioned", try, if you haven't already, a nice Sazerac! It's my favorite whiskey cocktail and New Orleans touts it as the "oldest cocktail in America".

[JHan]

2. I only discovered it through mad men's don draper lol...

tried it and loved it. Thanks for the recommendation of the Sazerac! never heard of it before

[Docreed2003]

3. I'll find you my recipe for a Sazerac and send it to you...sorry, it's late and I'm in bed already!

Essentially a Sazerac is rye whiskey, Absinthe originally or Herbsinth, a New Orleans alternative, with simple syrup and bitters. If it's legit, it amounts to about two shots worth of whiskey and smells like a mixture of licorice and cinnamon. It's amazing, just wouldn't recommend drinking more than a couple because their taste can be deceiving as to the alcohol content!

[JHan]

5. awesome, thanks!

[Docreed2003]

4. Here's the "official" recipe

From Sazerac Rye, now owned by Buffalo Trace:

http://www.sazerac.com/cocktail.aspx

I like the taste of absinthe/herbsinth, some don't, so in mine I add a little extra.

[Heartstrings]

6. We have a family recipe, handed down from generations...

I could tell you how to make the best old fashioneds on Earth....

But then I'd have to kill you....

[JHan]

7. haha! :D

[LakeArenal]

8. Hard case, huh?

[Heartstrings]

9. I could make an exception, if the price was right....