How I Make an Old Fashioned | the ONE cocktail you must know

We’re going back to the original cocktail! In this video, I make an old fashioned. With numerous variations, every bartender’s old fashioned varies from the next. Here’s a recipe I love.

For more on the topic, I recommend the book
THE OLD FASHIONED, by Robert Simonson.
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Cheers!

TIME STAMPS
Intro: 0:00
The Booze: 1:59
The Recipe: 2:34
Sips & Sign Off: 4:36

THE RECIPE
2 oz. (60 ml) Colonel E.H. Taylor Small Batch Bourbon
0.25 oz. (7.5 ml) rich Demerara syrup*
4 dashes Angostura bitters
1 small piece of orange
Orange and cocktail cherry for garnish

*RICH DEMERARA SYRUP RECIPE
In a small sauce pan, combine 2 parts Demerara sugar and 1 part water. Stir over heat until sugar is completely dissolved. Remove from heat and let cool.

THE TOOLS
My workhorse double jigger: https://amzn.to/3lmmKrK
My favorite mixing glass: https://amzn.to/3qoVgai
Bar spoon: https://amzn.to/3wkkDhg
Julep strainer: https://amzn.to/3mymEyA
Peeler: https://amzn.to/36tNxOo
Pitchfork ice pick: https://amzn.to/3B3dOQu
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Rubber bar mat (6″x12″): https://amzn.to/3h2IJER

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