Gin Old Fashioned Recipe
The gin Old Fashioned is your basic Old Fashioned made with barrel-aged Old Tom gin, orange bitters, simple syrup, and a lemon peel.
Servings: 1 cocktail
Ingredients
- 2 ounces Old Tom gin Ransom
- 1/4 ounce rich demerara syrup or regular simple syrup
- 3 dashes orange bitters
- 2 dashed Angostura bitters
- 1 lemon peel
Instructions
- In a mixing glass or Boston shaker, combine gin demerara syrup, and bitters. Fill the mixing glass halfway with ice, then stir vigorously about a dozen times.
- Strain into a double old-fashioned glass over a giant ice cube.
- Squeeze lemon peel over glass to extract oils, wipe the rim of the glass with the peel and add to the glass.
Notes
When expressing the lemon peel, point the outer peel (non-pith side) outward facing the drink and gently squeeze the edges so the oils spray out over the top of the drink. This works best with two hands.
Chill your glasses in the freezer. A cold glass prevents warming and keeps your drink colder for longer.
Always stir an Old Fashioned. This will limit the amount of dilution.
A giant ice cube is designed to melt slower due to its size, causing less dilution. If you’re serious about making cocktails, invest in a clear ice maker. Clear ice cubes taste better and melt even slower.
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 173kcal | Carbohydrates: 8.6g | Protein: 0.1g | Sodium: 6mg | Fiber: 0.2g | Sugar: 0.2g