The Old Fashioned Classic Recipe
Sugar. Bitters. Whiskey. It's hard to improve on such a pared-down, basic and, yes, delicious cocktail. But Litrell does it through a simple modification of the sweetener. Instead of dissolving sugar with bitters and booze, as many traditional recipes do, he makes a concentrated syrup of raw (Demerara) sugar, adding a newfound richness to the historic drink.
Recipe adapted from Jason Litrell, Death & Co., New York City
Classic Old-Fashioned
Make this Classic Old-Fashioned cocktail from Jason Litrell at Death & Co. in New York City.
Prep Time
0
minutes
Cook Time
10
minutes
Servings
1
cocktail
Total time: 10 minutes
Ingredients
- Ice
- 2 dashes Angostura bitters
- :::1 teaspoon rich Demerara syrup (2:1 ratio):::
- 2 ounces bourbon or rye whiskey
- 1 large ice cube
- Lemon peel
- Orange peel
Directions
- In a mixing glass, add the ice. Add the bitters, Demerara syrup and whiskey. Stir until chilled, then strain into a rocks glass filled with the large ice cube. Garnish with the lemon and orange peels and serve.