bitters

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Pisco Capel (see note)

simple syrup

lemon juice

Angostura Bitters (see note, below)

Try this new spin on an Old Fashioned from Delish.com. 

Apple Cider Old Fashioneds

c. ice

apple cider

whiskey

Angostura bitters

Apple slices,

Cinnamon sticks,

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sugar cube

Champagne

Lemon twist,

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bourbon

Noilly Prat Rouge vermouth

orange twists

cherries

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rye or bourbon whiskey

sweet vermouth

dry vermouth

Angostura or orange bitters

Maraschino cherry lemon peel

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Maraschino cherry

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Angostura Bitters,

orange

maraschino cherry

A walnut Old Fashioned made with Nocino, a black walnut liqueur, from Prohibition Spirits in Sonoma, California. Check out our lovely tour.

Black Walnut Old Fashioned

brown sugar

orange peel

.75 oz Nocino (black walnut liqueur) Prohibition Spirits

1.50 oz dark aged rum

orange bitters

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A walnut Old Fashioned made with Nocino, a black walnut liqueur, from Prohibition Spirits in Sonoma, California. Check out our lovely tour. 

Rum Old Fashioned

Don’t let the sugar cube and dainty bubbles fool you: This is a very stiff drink.

The Jimmie Roosevelt

Cognac (such as Courvoisier)

Chartreuse liqueur

Bon Appétit

Place sugar cube in a coupe glass and soak with Angostura bitters. Add a handful of cracked ice cubes and Cognac; top with Champagne. Drizzle with Chartreuse. Add ice until almost brimming.

Just a drop or two of orange bitters can add the right depth to your cocktail or bridge together ingredients that aren't quite living up to their mixological potential. Deep, citrusy, spicy, complex orange bitters are an essential part of so many balanced cocktails. The beauty of DIY bitters is unleashing your creativity and crafting bitters that you can't find anywhere else. I emphasized anise, but you could just as easily play up the cloves or add cardamom, cinnamon, coriander, or ginger for a whole new flavor profile.

DIY Orange Bitters Recipe

oranges (zest only)

gentian root

quassia chips

101-proof bourbon

caraway seeds

cloves

star anise pod

anise seed

Zest the oranges using a vegetable peeler and place the peel on the cookie sheet. Bake at 100 degrees until dried but not burned, about 40 minutes. Check regularly to ensure peels have not burned.

Once the zests are cool, place them in a sealable glass jar with 1/2 cup of the 151 neutral grain spirit. Be sure this jar is large enough to later hold an additional 1 cup of liquid. Shake. This is your orange flavoring.

Place the caraway seeds, cloves, star anise, and anise seed in a different sealable glass jar with 1/2 cup of the 151 neutral grain spirit. Shake. This is your spice mix.

Place the gentian root and quassia chips in a sealable glass jar with the bourbon. Shake. This is your bittering mix.

After 10 days, strain the spice mix and bittering mix through a fine-mesh sieve to remove the solids. Strain again through a coffee filter into the orange flavoring jar. Do not remove the orange zest. Shake. You now have one jar that contains the strained spice mix and bittering mix along with the steeping orange zest and alcohol. Let this steep for an additional 11 days.

Strain out the orange zest through a fine-mesh sieve, and then strain the rest through a coffee filter into your desired container. 

These Krangostura Bitters, a loose play on the quintessential Angostura brand, are brimming with clove and cardamom and supported by a backbone of gentian root and cinchona bark. Try them in your next Manhattan or Old Fashioned and branch out from there.

Krangostura Bitters Recipe

For the Bitters

whole black cardamom

blades of mace

allspice berries

cinchona bark (available

Indonesian cinnamon (about 16 2" long sticks,

black raisins

blackstrap molasses

Meyer Lemons and 1 Cara Cara orange,

For Dilution Liquid

water

For Muscovado Simple Syrup

muscovado sugar

Loosely mash cloves, cardamom, mace, and allspice in a mortar and pestle to release oils—just a few good bashes, not enough to pulverize. Add to 750 milliliter airtight nonreactive container.

Add cinchona bark, gentian root, cinnamon, raisins, and molasses and cover with enough alcohol that solids are submerged and there's an additional half-inch of alcohol in the container. Store in a dark place and shake daily.

After two weeks of daily shaking, peel Meyer lemons and Cara Cara orange. Open container and add peels, tearing up peels by hand to release essential oils. Reseal container and store in a dark place, continuing to shake daily.

At the end of the fourth week, strain the solid ingredients through cheesecloth and set the strained alcohol aside. 

To make dilution liquid, place solid ingredients in a soup pot and cover with 4 cups water. Bring this mixture to a boil for about 15 minutes to infuse the flavor of the ingredients into the water. Let cool and strain through cheesecloth. Measure the strained alcohol and mix with an equal amount of strained dilution liquid. 

To make muscovado simple syrup, heat 1 cup water with 1 cup of muscovado sugar and stir until sugar dissolves. Let cool. Add 3/4 cup simple syrup to the diluted bitters mixture. 

At this point, you should check for clarity by pour some bitters into a clear glass container and holding it up to the light. If you are satisfied with the clarity, consider yourself done. If you'd like to remove any present sediment, either pass bitters through a coffee filter or multiple layers (5+) of cheesecloth and repeat until you've reached desired clarity.

Add blueberries for a twist on a classic in this Blueberry Old Fashioned recipe.

Blueberry Old Fashioned

blueberries

sugar (substitute

oz Bourbon

tbsp blueberry simple syrup

blueberries,

Add blueberries, water, and sugar to a saucepan....

Add blueberries, water, and sugar to a saucepan. Boil over medium heat for 15-20 minutes. Remove from heat, strain through a fine-mesh sieve, and allow the syrup to completely cool.

Add the Bourbon and simple syrup to a...

Add the Bourbon and simple syrup to a cocktail shaker over ice. Shake until chilled. Strain into a low ball glass, over ice.

Add Angostura bitters and garnish with extra blueberries.

Sunday in the Park

oz Lillet Blanc

oz Bourbon (we like Maker's Mark)

oz simple syrup

thyme

aromatic bitters

A great old-fashioned recipe is all about simplicity, ingredients, and technique. Stick with these steps, and you’re bound to nail it every time.

BA's Best Old-Fashioned 

sugar

rye whiskey

Orange wedge (for serving)

Maraschino cherry (for serving; optional)

Originally called the Whiskey Cocktail, this cocktail is one of the oldest around—and it never goes out of style. A great old-fashioned recipe is all about simplicity, ingredients, and technique. Start with the sugar and bitters (orange, if you please), and use warm water and plenty of stirring to help dissolve the sugar before adding ice. Opt for large ice cubes so they won’t melt quickly and dilute the drink. Though we prefer rye whiskey here thanks to its peppery, spicy bite, if you like a slightly sweeter, caramel flavor, use bourbon. Whichever spirit moves you, make sure to stir the drink for 20 seconds to fully incorporate the ingredients and chill it thoroughly.
Editor’s note: This recipe was originally published December 8, 2016.

Stir sugar, bitters, and 2 tsp. warm water in a rocks glass until most of the sugar is dissolved.

Add 3 ice cubes and pour rye over. Stir 20 seconds to chill cocktail and dilute whiskey. Garnish with orange wedge and cherry, if using.

Wine spritzers are an excellent—and delicious—way to bluff your way through cocktail hour. And this recipe is the best of the bunch.

Wine Spritzer

aromatic white wine (such as Sauvignon Blanc, Riesling,

club soda

orange or lemon bitters

Orange

A good rule of thumb, regardless of batch size, is three parts wine to one part club soda.

Pour wine into a wineglass filled with ice; top off with club soda and bitters. Garnish with orange twist.

The classic old fashioned cocktail made with my favorite, Jameson Irish whiskey.

Jameson Old Fashioned

oz Jameson Irish whiskey

angostura bitters

In a rocks glass, muddle together the sugar...

In a rocks glass, muddle together the sugar cube, angostura bitters and splash of club soda until sugar is dissolved.

Add desired ice (see note) and fill with...

Add desired ice (see note) and fill with whiskey.

Garnish with orange peel.

Bitters and Soda is a refreshing almost cocktail idea with a great herbal taste. With little to no alcohol, this recipe uses aromatic cocktail bitters and soda water to create a delicious concoction that won&#x27;t leave you buzzed.

Bitters and Soda

Soda Water (also referred to as Club Soda)

Bitters

Add ice to a glass of your choice.

Fill with chilled soda water.

Add Angostura, or your favorite bitters, to taste.

Give it a quick stir.

McCoy’s old-fashioned strikes a balance between the muddled fruit and minimalist models.

Kenneth McCoy’s Old-Fashioned

brandied cherry juice

Orange peel

Stir ingredients with ice in a 
mixing glass. Strain into an 
old-fashioned glass over a large 
chunk of ice. Garnish with a 
thick twist of orange peel.

Create the perfect Norman Conqueror with this step-by-step guide. Fill a shaker with ice cubes. Add all ingredients. Shake and strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with apple. Absolut Vodka, Apple Juice, Fresh Pressed, Bitters, Calvados, Apple

Norman Conqueror

Absolut Vodka

Apple Juice, Fresh Pressed

Calvados

Apple

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How to make a Norman Conqueror

Laird’s Applejack is an inimitable apple brandy we like to reach for once fall rolls around. Here we use it to make some sours for an all-time best Thanksgiving pregame. They’ve got the apple, citrus, maple, and baking spice notes of the season with enough refreshment and punch to chill any remarks from combative relatives.

Applejack Sour

applejack (preferably Laird’s)

orange juice

maple syrup

nutmeg

Combine applejack, lemon juice, orange juice, maple syrup, and bitters in a cocktail shaker. Add ice and shake until the outside of the shaker is frosty, about 20 seconds.

Strain cocktail into an ice-filled rocks glass and sprinkle with nutmeg.

Here’s the easiest ever old-fashioned. No stirring. No garnishing. Just some whiskey, bitters, sugar and ice — an eternally excellent combination, even without any ritual or fuss.

Lazy Old-Fashioned

bourbon or rye whiskey

Put the sugar in the bottom of an old-fashioned glass. Douse it with the bitters. Add ice and pour in the whiskey.

This minimalist drink of sugar that’s been soaked in bitters and topped with Champagne was first mentioned in Jerry Thomas’s book 1862 “How to Mix Drinks.” It’s both festive and resplendent with bubbles as written, but there’s also room to customize: Split the amount of Angostura bitters with a lesser-used bitter (grapefruit, celery, orange, persimmon, for example) from your bar. Trade granulated or Demerara sugar for the sugar cube: The drink’s flavor will remain the same, lacking only in the drama of the cube bubbling to its demise at the base of the glass. Finally, use Champagne if you’re on a champagne budget, and dry sparkling wine if you’re not.

Classic Champagne Cocktail

lemon twist

Add the sugar cube to a chilled champagne glass. Douse with bitters, then top slowly with Champagne. Garnish with the lemon twist.

One of the most venerable of whiskey-based cocktails, the old-fashioned has a history that stretches back farther than the martini’s. For decades it has suffered under the reputation of something your grandmother drank — overly sweet, fruit-laden and spritzed-up. But grandma wouldn’t recognize what’s happened to it lately.

Rye Old-Fashioned

Demerara sugar

lemon peel

Spoon sugar into a shaker and add about a teaspoon of very hot water for a simple syrup. Stir until dissolved, adding a little more water if needed.

Add whiskey and bitters, and stir again. Add several ice cubes and stir well to chill. Strain into an old-fashioned glass, add 2 or 3 big ice cubes, twist lemon peel over the top and drop it in.

A rye based cocktail with dry vermouth a bitter component and maraschino liqueur

The Brooklyn

tsp teaspoon aromatic bitters

Combine all the liquids in a mixing glass with ice and stir till chilled. Strain into an old fashioned glass with one big rock or into a chilled coup. Garnish with lemon twist.

Inspired by a classic whiskey smash, this cocktail highlights the smooth, intense flavors of Maker’s Mark 46® bourbon, which are brightened with notes of lemongrass and orange. Refreshing and citrusy, it’s the perfect match for Rick Martinez’s equally zippy Pollo en Pipián Rojo de Nuez.

Bourbon Citrus Crush

lemongrass syrup

lime juice

orange peel,

lemongrass

white sugar

Add all ingredients to a shaker filled with ice and shake until well-chilled.

Squeeze the orange peel (peel side facing the glass) over the cocktail to release its oils and rub on the rim of the glass. Drop the peel into the glass and add the lemongrass stalk as a garnish.

For the cocktail:

Cut the lemongrass stalk into 2-inch pieces, and use the back of the knife to crush each of the pieces. 

Add the lemongrass and water to a small saucepan and bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat to low and simmer for 5 minutes. 

Remove from heat and stir in the sugar until fully dissolved. Let cool completely and strain. The syrup can be made ahead and will keep in the fridge for up to 2 weeks.

For the lemongrass syrup:

Here's the oldest cocktail there is, the Old Fashioned! The classic method uses a sugar cube, bitters, and bourbon whiskey for a truly timeless drink. For more bitters drinks, scroll up! 

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