Old-Fashioned Whiskey Cocktail
A spirit-forward rye whiskey cocktail with Angostura bitters and a muddled demerara sugar cube, plus a lemon twist but no citrus juice. It has no acidity, is off-dry in sweetness, and is strong at about 34% ABV.
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Stir with ice and strain over one large cube into a chilled rocks glass
Old-Fashioned Whiskey Cocktail
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Volume89 ml
Strength34% ABV
Alcohol31 ml (24 g)77 ml of vodka (40%)2.5 shots (of 30ml)
Sugar4 g (4.4%)1 sugar cube
Aciditynone
SweetnessOff-dry
Theodore Proulx, “The Bartender’s Manual” (1888)
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