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The Old-Fashioned

Spirit, sweetener, bitters.

The archetype of the spirit-forward stirred drink: a base spirit, a touch of sweetener, and a dash of something aromatic, built over ice and finished with a twist. Everything in this family leans on the strength and character of the base spirit itself, with sugar and bitters acting as a frame rather than a mask. It's the cocktail world's purest expression of 'less is more' — small ratio changes produce entirely different drinks.

51 recipes in this family

Old-Fashioned

Old-Fashioned

1 sugar cube · 2 dashes Angostura bitters · 2 ounces bourbon

Golden Boy

Golden Boy

1½ ounces Raisin-Infused Scotch · ½ ounce Barbeito 5-year rainwater madeira · ¼ ounce Busnel Pays d’Auge VSOP Calvados

Vermouth Cocktail

Vermouth Cocktail

2 ounces Carpano Antica Formula vermouth · ½ teaspoon simple syrup · 2 dashes Angostura bitters

Exit Strategy

Exit Strategy

1½ ounces Amaro Nonino · ¾ ounce Germain-Robin Craft-Method brandy · ¼ ounce Amaro Meletti

Ti’ Punch

Ti’ Punch

1½-inch-thick disk of lime peel with some flesh attached · 1 teaspoon Cane Sugar Syrup · 2 ounces La Favorite Couer de Canne rhum agricole blanc

Fancy-Free

Fancy-Free

2 ounces Rittenhouse rye · ½ ounce Luxardo maraschino liqueur · 1 dash Angostura bitters

Monte Carlo

Monte Carlo

2 ounces Rittenhouse rye · ½ ounce Bénédictine · 2 dashes Angostura bitters

Chrysanthemum

Chrysanthemum

2½ ounces Dolin dry vermouth · ½ ounce Bénédictine · 1 teaspoon Pernod absinthe

Stinger

Stinger

2 ounces Pierre Ferrand Ambre Cognac · ½ ounce white crème de menthe · 1 teaspoon simple syrup

Normandie Club Old-Fashioned

Normandie Club Old-Fashioned

2 ounces Coconut-Infused Bourbon · 1 teaspoon Clear Creek 8-year apple brandy · 1 teaspoon Spiced Almond Demerara Gum Syrup

Improved Whiskey Cocktail

Improved Whiskey Cocktail

2 ounces Elijah Craig Small Batch bourbon · 1 teaspoon Maraska maraschino liqueur · 1 dash absinthe

Pop Quiz

Pop Quiz

2 ounces Elijah Craig Small Batch bourbon · ½ ounce Ramazzotti · 1 teaspoon simple syrup

Night Owl

Night Owl

2 ounces Elijah Craig Small Batch bourbon · ½ ounce Cacao Nib–Infused Ramazzotti · ½ teaspoon Demerara Gum Syrup

Dave Fernie’s Old-Fashioned

Dave Fernie’s Old-Fashioned

2 ounces Evan Williams “Black Label” bourbon · 1 teaspoon Demerara Gum Syrup · 2 dashes Angostura bitters

Snowbird

Snowbird

1½ ounces Rittenhouse rye · ½ ounce Clear Creek 2-year apple brandy · ½ ounce Cardamom-Infused St-Germain

Cold Girl Fever

Cold Girl Fever

1¾ ounces Famous Grouse scotch · ¼ ounce Laphroaig 10-year scotch · 1 teaspoon Raisin Honey Syrup

Ned Ryerson

Ned Ryerson

1½ ounces Bulleit rye · ½ ounce Clear Creek 2-year apple brandy · 1 teaspoon Demerara Gum Syrup

Deadpan

Deadpan

1 ounce Pierre Ferrand 1840 Cognac · 1 ounce Sesame-Infused Rum · ¼ ounce Lustau East India solera sherry

Autumn Old-Fashioned

Autumn Old-Fashioned

½ ounce George Dickel rye · ½ ounce Laird’s 100-proof straight apple brandy · ½ ounce Tariquet VSOP Bas-Armagnac

Bad Santa

Bad Santa

2 ounces Cocoa Butter–Infused Absolut Elyx Vodka · ¼ ounce Giffard white crème de cacao · ¼ ounce Giffard Vanille de Madagascar

Beach Bonfire

Beach Bonfire

1½ ounces Elijah Craig Small Batch bourbon · ½ ounce Avuá Amburana cachaça · 1 teaspoon Pineapple Gum Syrup

Champagne Cocktail

Champagne Cocktail

1 sugar cube · Angostura bitters · Dry Champagne

The Field Marshall

The Field Marshall

1 ounce Tariquet Classique VS Bas-Armagnac · ½ ounce Royal Combier · 2 dashes Angostura bitters

Pretty Wings

Pretty Wings

½ ounce Chamomile-Infused Cocchi Americano · 1 teaspoon Suze · 1 dash Bittermens hopped grapefruit bitters

Celebrate

Celebrate

½ ounce Clear Creek pear brandy · ¼ ounce Lustau Jarana fino sherry · 1 teaspoon Fortaleza reposado tequila

Mint Julep

Mint Julep

1 mint bouquet · 2 ounces Buffalo Trace bourbon · ¼ ounce simple syrup

Last One Standing

Last One Standing

1 mint bouquet · 1 ounce Pierre Ferrand 1840 Cognac · ½ ounce Hamilton Jamaican pot still gold rum

Heritage Julep

Heritage Julep

1 mint bouquet · 1¼ ounces Busnel Pays d’Auge VSOP Calvados · ½ ounce Clear Creek pear liqueur

Camellia Julep

Camellia Julep

1 mint bouquet · 1½ ounces Cacao Nib–Infused Pear Brandy · ½ ounce Lustau Los Arcos amontillado sherry

Sazerac

Sazerac

Vieux Pontarlier absinthe · 1½ ounces Rittenhouse rye · ½ ounce Pierre Ferrand 1840 Cognac

Cut and Paste

Cut and Paste

Vieux Pontarlier absinthe · 1½ ounces Clear Creek 8-year apple brandy · ¾ ounce Redbreast 12-year Irish whiskey

Save Tonight

Save Tonight

Pernod absinthe · 1½ ounces Sour Cherry–Infused Rittenhouse Rye · ½ ounce Clear Creek 2-year apple brandy

Bananarac

Bananarac

Pernod absinthe · 1 ounce Pierre Ferrand 1840 Cognac · 1 ounce Old Overholt rye

Sherry Cobbler

Sherry Cobbler

3 orange slices · 1 teaspoon Cane Sugar Syrup · 3½ ounces amontillado sherry

Traction

Traction

2 lemon wedges · 2 strawberry halves · 1½ ounces Lustau Los Arcos amontillado sherry

Peeping Tomboy

Peeping Tomboy

1 lemon wedge · 1 orange wheel · 1 slice seasonal stone fruit

Hot Toddy

Hot Toddy

2 lemon wedges · 1½ ounces Elijah Craig Small Batch bourbon · ¾ ounce Honey Syrup

In Hot Water

In Hot Water

1½ ounces Pierre Ferrand 1840 Cognac · ¼ ounce Galliano Ristretto · ½ ounce dark, robust maple syrup

Gun Club Toddy

Gun Club Toddy

1½ ounces Chamomile-Infused Calvados · 1 ounce Pineau des Charentes · ½ ounce Honey Syrup

Heat Miser

Heat Miser

1 ounce Thai Chile–Infused Bourbon · ½ ounce Luxardo Amaro Abano · ½ ounce Alexander Jules amontillado sherry

Corn n Oil

Corn n Oil

1/2 Lime · 1/3 oz Falernum · 2 dashes Angostura Bitters

Rusty Nail

Rusty Nail

1 1/2 oz Scotch · 1/2 oz Drambuie · 1 twist of Lemon peel

Bobby Burns Cocktail

Bobby Burns Cocktail

2 ounces blended Scotch · 1 ounce sweet vermouth · ½ ounce Bénédictine

Godfather

Godfather

1½ ounces blended Scotch · ½ ounce amaretto · Garnish: orange twist

Godmother

Godmother

1½ ounces vodka · ½ ounce amaretto · Garnish: orange twist

Toronto

Toronto

2 ounces rye whiskey · ¼ ounce Fernet-Branca · ¼ ounce demerara syrup

Vieux Carre

Vieux Carre

¾ ounce rye whiskey · ¾ ounce Cognac · ¾ ounce sweet vermouth

Oaxaca Old Fashioned

Oaxaca Old Fashioned

1½ ounces reposado tequila · ½ ounce mezcal · 1 teaspoon agave syrup

Remember the Maine

Remember the Maine

2 ounces rye whiskey · ¾ ounce sweet vermouth · 2 teaspoons cherry liqueur

Liberal

Liberal

1½ ounces rye whiskey · ½ ounce sweet vermouth · ½ ounce bitter orange aperitif

Bourbon Renewal

Bourbon Renewal

2 ounces bourbon · ½ ounce lemon juice · ½ ounce crème de cassis