Boardable 615 Old Fashioned Class
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American Whiskey Punch
In a three-quart bowl, add the peels of 2 lemons with 8 oz granulated sugar. Let sit for a few hours so the sugar can extract the citrus oils.
Add 8 oz lemon juice and 24 oz water and stir to dissolve the sugar (remove the lemon peels at this point).
Add 12 oz cask strength bourbon/rye or 16 oz bonded whiskey or 18 oz 80-proof whiskey and stir. Add a quart-sized block of ice or enough cubes to fill the bowl past halfway.
[Optional: Sprinkle freshly grated nutmeg over individual servings]
Recommended Ingredients
Bourbon: Buffalo Trace Bourbon, Old Granddad Bourbon 114, Rittenhouse Bonded Rye, any cask strength bourbon or rye whiskey of your choice
Classic Old Fashioned
In a mixing glass, add the following ingredients with ice.
2 oz Bourbon or Rye Whiskey
1/4 oz Demerara Syrup
2 dashes Aromatic Bitters
Stir until chilled, 30-45 seconds. Strain over large format ice in a rocks glass. Express and garnish with an orange peel (add a cherry if you would like).
Recommended Ingredients
Bourbon/Rye: Buffalo Trace Bourbon, Rittenhouse Bonded Rye, Old Granddad Bonded Bourbon or 114, Old Overholt Bonded Rye, any bourbon or rye whiskey of your choice
Demerara Syrup: Homemade (see recipe below), Liber & Co. Demerara Gum Syrup, Eli Mason Demerara Syrup, B.G. Reynolds Rich Demerara Syrup
Aromatic Bitters: Fee Bros. Aromatic Bitters, Angostura Bitters
Syrup Recipes
Demerara Syrup: In a saucepan over medium heat, combine 1 cup Demerara sugar and 1/2 cup water. Warm until the sugar dissolves and then funnel into a clean bottle. [Recommended: India Tree Demerara Sugar]
Benton's Old Fashioned
In a mixing glass, add the following ingredients and pebble ice.
2 oz Bacon Fat-Washed Bourbon
1/4 oz Maple Syrup (Grade B preferably)
2 dashes Aromatic Bitters
Stir until chilled, 30-45 seconds. Strain into a rocks glass over a large clear cube. Garnish with an expressed orange peel.
Recommended Ingredients
Bourbon: Four Roses Bourbon, Buffalo Trace Bourbon, no need to use anything too expensive
Fat Washing Recipe
In a quart jar, combine a 750mL bottle of Four Roses Bourbon with 1.5 oz liquified bacon fat. Set aside and infuse for 4 hours at room temperature. Then place in the freezer for 2 horus. Afterward, scoop off the fat and strain the remaining liquid through cheesecloth. Keep fat-washed bourbon stored in the refrigerator.
Build Your Own Old Fashioned
In a mixing glass, add the following ingredients and pebble ice.
2 oz Spirit of Your Choice (may split base)
1/4 oz Sweetener of Your Choice
2 dashes Bitters of Your Choice
Stir until chilled, 30-45 seconds. Strain over large format ice in a rocks glass. Add garnishes of your choice.
Other Items of Interest
Tools: Here are some items we have used in our class and in our own home bars that might be useful for you to make these drinks at home.
Books: Here are some books that have inspired us in making Old Fashioned cocktails (as well as punch!).
