{"id":107,"date":"2008-07-26T11:16:01","date_gmt":"2008-07-26T18:16:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cocktailhacker.com\/?p=107"},"modified":"2008-07-26T11:16:01","modified_gmt":"2008-07-26T18:16:01","slug":"the-old-fashioned","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cocktailhacker.com\/?p=107","title":{"rendered":"The Old Fashioned"},"content":{"rendered":"

Well we’ve reached the last of Embury’s Six Basic drinks, the Old Fashioned.\u00c2\u00a0 Per Wikipedia, the Old Fashioned is thought to have been created as a Bourbon Whiskey cocktail at the Pendennis Club in Louisville, KY.\u00c2\u00a0 Then popularized by distiller Colonel James E. Pepper and later brought to the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City.<\/p>\n

\"Pendennis<\/a>
Pendennis Club Circa 1906<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/center><\/p>\n

The Old Fashioned is truly an exercise in elegance through simplicity.\u00c2\u00a0 That’s not to say that it doesn’t need to be crafted with just as much care as a more complex recipe.\u00c2\u00a0 Robert Hess<\/a> explained it thus: “When properly made, this cocktail can represent the pinnacle of the bartenders trade. When done improperly, which is more often the case, it can be a disaster of mediocrity.”\u00c2\u00a0 Robert also has an incredible chronology of the Old Fashioned at his site<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Embury’s Recipe holds true to the first known recipe (see Robert’s site, linked above) but adds a speared Maraschino cherry as a garnish.<\/p>\n

“Pour into each glass 1 to 2 teaspoonfuls simple syrup and add 1 to 3 dashes Angostura. Stir with a spoon to blend the bitters with the syrup. Add about 1 oz. whisky and stir again. Add 2 large cubes of ice, cracked but not crushed (see page 100). Fill glass to within about 3\/8″ of top with whisky and stir again. Add a twist of lemon and drop peel in the glass. Decorate with a maraschino cherry on a spear. Serve with short stir rod or Old-Fashioned spoon.” – David A. Embury, The Fine Art of Mixing Drinks<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Or in a more digestible format.<\/p>\n

Embury's Old Fashioned:<\/strong><\/pre>\n
[Ingredients]<\/strong><\/pre>\n
2 oz Whiskey\r\n1-2 tsp Simple Syrup\r\n1-3 Dashes Angostura Bitters<\/strong><\/pre>\n
[Directions]<\/strong><\/pre>\n
1) Combine Syrup, Bitters and 1\/2 of the Whiskey in an Old Fashioned Glass\r\n2) Stir to combine\r\n3) Add two cubes of ice\r\n4) Add remaining whiskey and stir again to until cold\r\n5) Garnish with a twist of lemon and a maraschino cherry<\/strong><\/pre>\n
This cocktail is the only one of Embury’s basic drinks that isn’t served in a cocktail (martini) glass.\u00c2\u00a0 Rather, it’s served in an Old Fashioned glass, named for the drink served within.\u00c2\u00a0 You can also use a small water\/juice glass in a pinch.\u00c2\u00a0 The key is to not use a glass that’s much larger than the volume of the cocktail, it won’t look quite right.<\/p>\n
After making the other cocktails we’ve covered you have all the ingredients you need, but here’s a quick run down.<\/p>\n
Ingredients:\r\n<\/strong><\/pre>\n
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    Whiskey (Try a Bourbon)<\/strong><\/pre>\n<\/li>\n
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    Angostura Bitters<\/strong><\/pre>\n<\/li>\n
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    Maraschino Cherries<\/strong><\/pre>\n<\/li>\n
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    Lemon<\/strong><\/pre>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
    The tools you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll need are very simple.<\/p>\n
    Tools:<\/strong><\/pre>\n
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      Old Fashioned or Other Small Glass<\/strong><\/pre>\n<\/li>\n
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      Measuring Device (Jigger)<\/strong><\/pre>\n<\/li>\n
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      Bar Spoon (Or other stirring stick)<\/strong><\/pre>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
      Enjoy your Old Fashioned!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
      Well we’ve reached the last of Embury’s Six Basic drinks, the Old Fashioned.\u00c2\u00a0 Per Wikipedia, the Old Fashioned is thought to have been created as a Bourbon Whiskey cocktail at the Pendennis Club in Louisville, KY.\u00c2\u00a0 Then popularized by distiller Colonel James E. Pepper and later brought to the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[23,10],"class_list":["post-107","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-recipes","tag-old-fashioned","tag-recipe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cocktailhacker.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cocktailhacker.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cocktailhacker.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cocktailhacker.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cocktailhacker.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=107"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/cocktailhacker.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":118,"href":"https:\/\/cocktailhacker.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107\/revisions\/118"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cocktailhacker.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=107"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cocktailhacker.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=107"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cocktailhacker.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=107"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}