Old-Fashioned Templates Flashcards
Classic Old Fashioned
2 oz Bourbon
1 Sugar Cube
4 Dashes Angostura
Stirred, orange and lemon peel garnish
3 Defining Traits of an Old Fashioned
- Spirit Driven
- Balanced by a small amount of sweetness
- Seasoned with bitters and garnish
Fancy Free
Classic
2 oz Rye Bourbon
1/2 oz Maraschino
1 dash angostura
1 dash orange bitters
Stirred, orange peel garnish
Monte Carlo
Classic
2 oz Rye
1/4 oz Benedictine
3-4 Dashes Angostura
Stirred, lemon twist garnish
Improved Whiskey Cocktail
Classic
2 oz Bourbon
1 Barspoon Absinthe
1 barspoon Maraschino
1 dash angostura
1 dash Peychaud’s
1 sugar cube
Splash of soda
Stir, lemon twist garnish
Cut and Paste
Alex Day, 2012
1 1/2 oz Apple Brandy
3/4 oz Irish Whiskey
1/4 oz Honey Syrup
3 dashes Peychaud’s
1 dash Angostura
Absinthe Rinse
Stir, no garnish, neat
Hot Toddy
Classic
1 1/2 oz Bourbon
3/4 oz Honey Syrup
1 dash angostura
4 oz boiling water
2 lemon wedges
Garnish with lemon wedge and cinnamon
Sazerac
2 oz Rye
4 dashes Peychaud’s
1 Sugar cube
Absinthe Rinse
Build, express lemon twist
202 Steps
Phil Ward, 2008
1/4 Tangerine, peeled
2 oz Bourbon
1/2 oz Simple
2 dashes orange bitters
Muddle, shake, double strain over large cube, orange twist garnish
Four in Hand
Scott Teague, 2013
3/4 oz Old Grandad 114 Bourbon
3/4 oz Apple Brandy
1/4 oz Smith and Cross Rum
1/4 oz Green Chartreuse
1 tsp Cinnamon Bark Syrup
1 tsp Vanilla Syrup
Stir, rocks glass, orange twist garnish
La Dolce Vita
Thomas Waugh, 2008
2 oz Chamomile Infused Rye
3/4 oz Campari
1/2 oz St. Germain
Stir, rocks glass
Poire Man’s Cobbler
Phil Ward, 2008
1/4 Ripe Bartlett Pear, Cubed
2 oz VSOP Calvados
1/4 oz Benedictine
2 dashes Peychaud’s
Muddle, shake, double rocks with crushed ice, pear slice garnish
Calva Dorsa Royale
Phil Ward, 2008
1 1/2 oz Calvados
1/2 oz St. Germain
2 dashes Absinthe
Dry Champagne
Stir, strain, top with champagne no garnish
Irish Seelbach
Alex Day, 2009
1 oz Irish Whiskey
1/2 oz Cointreau
4 dashes Peychauds
4 dashes Ango
Dry champagne
Stir, flute, orange twist garnish
Seda de Naranja
Phil Ward, 2007
3/4 oz Reposado Tequila
3/4 oz Grand Marnier
1 dahs orange bitters
Dry Champagne
Stir, no garnish
Alembic
Phil Ward, 2008
Absinthe Rinse
2 oz Gin
1/4 oz Demerara Syrup
3 dashes Peychaud’s
Rinse, stir, strain over large cube, lemon twist garnish
Cooper Union
Phil Ward, 2008
Peaty Scotch Rinse
2 oz Irish Whiskey
1/2 oz St Germain
1 dash orange bitters
Rinse, stir, serve up in rocks glass, express and discard lemon twist
Conference
Brian Miller, 2008
1/2 oz Rittenhouse Rye
1/2 oz Bourbon
1/2 oz Calvados
1/2 oz Cognac
1 tsp Demerara Syrup
2 dashes Ango
1 dash Xocolatl Mole Bitters
Stir, rocks over large cube, lemon and orange twist garnish
Elder Fashion
Phil Ward, 2007
2 oz Plymouth Gin
1/2 oz St Germain
2 Dashes orange bitters
Stir, rocks over large cube, grapefruit twist garnish
Oaxaca Old-Fashioned
Phil Ward, 2008
1 1/2 oz Reposado Tequila
1/2 oz Mezcal
1 tsp agave nectar
2 dashes angostura
Stir, rocks over large cube, orange twist garnish
Smash Template
Jerry Thomas
2oz Spirit
1/2oz Simple Syrup
2 Sprigs Mint
Muddle, Whip Shake, Dump in Double Rocks over crushed ice
