The Perfect Old Fashioned

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  • @davidevans3175
    @davidevans3175 Před 5 lety +1275

    Wife: “Are you drinking whiskey again??!!”
    Husband: “Its an agricultural product made by some really nice people.”

  • @jakecullen1096
    @jakecullen1096 Před 5 lety +621

    That will be 15.95 please

    • @teddybears4life240
      @teddybears4life240 Před 5 lety +13

      not in la....I BET ITS 19 BUCKS HERE.

    • @leonelcastillo3278
      @leonelcastillo3278 Před 5 lety +6

      Come to Napa Ang get it for $20.00 true story....

    • @zachkoelzer7559
      @zachkoelzer7559 Před 4 lety +20

      Was charged 15 the other day for an old fashioned that wasn’t stirred and I don’t think they added sugar 🤦‍♂️

    • @kirksnyder6848
      @kirksnyder6848 Před 4 lety +14

      I pay like $7 for an old fashioned here lol

    • @Soulrapier1
      @Soulrapier1 Před 4 lety +15

      Just to be clear you are not supposed to get drunk, for that go to 7 eleven and buy 6 four Lokos for the same price, hate when people doesn’t understand the culture of drinking and eating

  • @bobbyt6360
    @bobbyt6360 Před 4 lety +108

    The perfect old fashioned is the way I make it at home, just the way I like it.

  • @J155P
    @J155P Před 5 lety +91

    I wasn't sure what a cocktail snob was...so I just read the comments section.

    • @viking4194
      @viking4194 Před 3 lety +1

      They manage to ruin it don't they?

  • @marksmer1
    @marksmer1 Před 6 lety +142

    So many people must be perfect.
    This is a good bartender making a good old-fashioned.

  • @futile-evenings
    @futile-evenings Před 6 lety +87

    His explanation about stirring it to shy of being perfect so it rides a bell curve was quite profound. The Old Fashioned is not just another drink it's an experience

    • @JefferyAHoward
      @JefferyAHoward Před 5 lety +3

      Yes it is.

    • @LDacic
      @LDacic Před 3 lety +2

      Most things in life can be done so that they're an experience. Or they can be done just to get done. Our choice, really.

  • @vclfc2196
    @vclfc2196 Před 5 lety +104

    Gave myself an old fashioned today

  • @jcsh2o944
    @jcsh2o944 Před 7 lety +82

    I've watched this same guy now make an old fashioned 3 times... and every time he has made it differently. What the serious fuck.

    • @crookedsaint9544
      @crookedsaint9544 Před 6 lety +2

      JcSH2o there no right or wrong way just they way you enjoy it best. Most cocktails have one more two different ways depends on personal preference

    • @CerpinTxt87
      @CerpinTxt87 Před rokem

      Plot Twist: this commenter was literally watching the same video 3 times and saw different things each time

  • @sicapeo
    @sicapeo Před 6 lety +7

    This works too. The way I do it is like 1 bar spoon of Demarara simple syrup, Orange Peel, 2.5oz Bourbon, 2 dashes bitters. Add all the ingredients in a mixing glass, add ice, stir, strain onto a rocks glass with fresh ice. Garnish with orange peel.

  • @Dleduc02
    @Dleduc02 Před 6 lety +6

    Thanks! I loved the details on the history and how the ingredients work together to affect the flavour.

  • @georgejasper8794
    @georgejasper8794 Před rokem +1

    The drink of drinks! I love how there are so many different variations of this classic cocktail (I offered 6 at a party this past weekend) but you can always come back to the root and it is just perfect!

  • @zazenh
    @zazenh Před 8 lety +1

    Thank you Sir. It looks excellent.

  • @NortonNice
    @NortonNice Před 6 lety +242

    Gotta love the "spirited debate" going on in these comments. The Old Fashioned is not rocket science, and arguing over minutiae is pointless when dealing with organic products. Whiskeys vary from batch to batch, so does sugar, and citrus, and bitters. You have to know how to build and balance a drink with the ingredients that you have on hand. In my opinion, the two main things that make my fave OF are using a good rye (not bourbon) and stirring and straining over ice. Other than that, just try to enjoy this basic cocktail. If you can't find joy in sipping an OF without resorting to petty insults over the minor details, you should step up to something a little stiffer, like a nice calming opioid.

  • @joshtaylor2577
    @joshtaylor2577 Před 5 lety +729

    I thought an Old Fashioned was just putting the bottle to your lips.

  • @AdventuresOfBobbyBroFlex
    @AdventuresOfBobbyBroFlex Před 4 lety +1

    Very well done! Very simple yet elegant, good job guys!

  • @leroyybrown
    @leroyybrown Před 8 lety +3

    Plenty of cocktail vids but yours are probably my favourite. Traditionally I have always been a straight scotch drinker but now I love bourbon in cocktails such as Old Fashioned, Whiskey Sour, Manhattan etc

  • @mobilemixers4771
    @mobilemixers4771 Před 4 lety

    Hello from Houston, TX this is such a popular drink!! thank you for the great tips on how to make it.

  • @imgitai
    @imgitai Před 3 lety +3

    Hell yeah! Never knew about the sweet spot, love the detail in this video!

  • @evidence62er
    @evidence62er Před 8 lety

    Great detailed video, thank you

  • @michaelggraham
    @michaelggraham Před 2 lety +1

    I like it with 3-4 dashes of the aromatic bitter but also a couple of dashes of orange bitters. Then rim the glass with the orange peel. My favorite whiskey cocktail and a great way to introduce people to whiskey who say they don’t care for it.

  • @marcuscabrera4079
    @marcuscabrera4079 Před rokem

    LOVE the "Kind of Blue" in the background

  • @stevefromchicago8277
    @stevefromchicago8277 Před 3 lety +1

    Great explanation and really nicely done!

  • @THESPILTINKreal
    @THESPILTINKreal Před 4 lety

    Super educational and awesome, thank you guys!

  • @teddybears4life240
    @teddybears4life240 Před 5 lety +2

    thx...good teacher. 😊

  • @clydemurphy2392
    @clydemurphy2392 Před rokem

    Bryan Brown as Doug Coghlin in the movie Cocktail said it best..."The bartender is the aristocrat of the working class". Good information and great presentation. Well done good man.

  • @wildernessman760
    @wildernessman760 Před 6 lety +96

    500 bottles of whiskey on the wall 500 bottles of whiskey. Take one down and pass it around. I'm drunk lol 499 bottles of whiskey on the wall.

    • @jeffreyadams8345
      @jeffreyadams8345 Před 4 lety +1

      funny shit bro

    • @scottbrown6505
      @scottbrown6505 Před 4 lety +1

      Lotta time on your hands i see sir lol

    • @boxbuildr
      @boxbuildr Před 3 lety +2

      You son of a bitch. Now I can’t stop singing it.
      499 bottles of whiskey on the wall...

    • @oldiesgeek454
      @oldiesgeek454 Před 3 lety

      @@boxbuildr Suddenly, I feel like I'm back in grade school on a bus full of kids singing that damn song. 😉

  • @tomault3063
    @tomault3063 Před 3 lety

    I'm a newbie, having just moved to Kentucky 4 years ago, but my favorite old fashioned bourbon is Russell's 10 year. Thanks for validating my taste.

  • @skybarwisdom
    @skybarwisdom Před 11 měsíci

    I've modified the Old Fashioned cocktail on occasion with a bar spoon of candied orange peel syrup instead of the sugar cube and it was a nice changeup.

  • @Blastfence1
    @Blastfence1 Před 8 lety

    Excellent!

  • @Ce3Ce333
    @Ce3Ce333 Před 5 lety

    Great video. Cool GM, and a solid recipe. I dig the vibe.

  • @OldFashionedWays
    @OldFashionedWays Před rokem

    that is one great sounding Old Fashioned. Plus Russel Reserve 10 yr small batch. Great spirit for any drink. Cool that you have gotten to hang with the legend and consider him a friend. thanks for a great explanation and a drink I would love to try. cheers.

  • @wadewheless1374
    @wadewheless1374 Před 4 lety +20

    I believe all cocktails reach the “sweet spot” when you finish the glass, if ya know what I mean.

  • @cocktailcinema2690
    @cocktailcinema2690 Před 7 lety

    This is excellent!

  • @railfan8895
    @railfan8895 Před 5 lety +1

    Try a dash of Black Walnut Bitters added in with the aromatic bitters. It adds a whole new dimension of flavors that goes great with an Old Fashioned.

  • @ElJefedeJefes9
    @ElJefedeJefes9 Před 8 lety +2

    great video, what´s that wonderful music btw !? cheers !!

  • @jibeneyto91
    @jibeneyto91 Před 7 lety +3

    This must be the best "classic old fashioned" video on CZcams!

    • @Bazzen
      @Bazzen Před 7 lety +1

      jibeneyto nope. look up "the bonneville".

  • @phxhorn6367
    @phxhorn6367 Před rokem

    That Laphroaig Cairdeas 2013 with the purple label back there is one of the finest scotches I've ever had. It's extremely hard to find now. I knew this video was a few years old as soon as I saw that bottle!

  • @87PowerMan
    @87PowerMan Před 3 lety +1

    7 Grand! Miss that spot!

  • @onfoenem9710
    @onfoenem9710 Před 7 lety +735

    sounds like Ben Shapiro

    • @OrelBenisti
      @OrelBenisti Před 7 lety +66

      Blue Eyes White Privilege cocktails don't care about your feelings

    • @Elusive_Pete
      @Elusive_Pete Před 6 lety +12

      I was just thinking the EXACT same thing. It's like listening to his lectures at 50% speed.

    • @trent3872
      @trent3872 Před 6 lety +5

      Witf is white privilege?

    • @liambuckley1760
      @liambuckley1760 Před 6 lety +2

      was thinking the same exact thing lmao

    • @tiagomiguel3214
      @tiagomiguel3214 Před 6 lety

      ahahahhhahahah

  • @denveraspen
    @denveraspen Před 5 lety +2

    Great to see a professional at work. Smooth production quality video!

  • @Figs3
    @Figs3 Před 4 lety +2

    I've had an old fashion from there. It was good.

  • @jubalcalif9100
    @jubalcalif9100 Před 6 lety +2

    In the 1960 Oscar winning movie "The Apartment" (produced, directed & co-written by Billy Wilder), a doctor (played by Jack Kruschen) tells his neighbor (played by Jack Lemmon) that he should be a 'mensch", and goes on to explain that it means "be a human being". And thanks for this "Old Fashioned" recipe ! VERY interesting, entertaining & informative ! THANKS for sharing ! CHEERS !! :-)

  • @refusist
    @refusist Před 3 lety +1

    very few bars here in Copenhagen know how to make this, my fav cocktail
    which is weird as both whiskey and bitters are very popular here

  • @hydrogenactivewater9358
    @hydrogenactivewater9358 Před 6 lety +1

    Thanks for sharing, where do I purchase the bitter?

  • @Clint_the_Audio-Photo_Guy

    I probably have 3-5 a week. My go-to cocktail. Always trying for the perfect mixture.

  • @HDitzzDH
    @HDitzzDH Před 5 lety +2

    Can you use the same orange on multiple cocktails? Just wondered whether the orange turns bad if you let it be for multiple days without it's peel.

  • @cookingwithalittlespice
    @cookingwithalittlespice Před 8 lety +2

    Great video

  • @Clint_the_Audio-Photo_Guy

    Nicely done, I concur.

  • @hulkslayer626
    @hulkslayer626 Před 2 lety

    Gotta love a bar that stocks Laphroaig, Ardbeg and Octomore!

  • @vadimdon
    @vadimdon Před 3 lety

    Amazing guys 👌

  • @fabianmolina7784
    @fabianmolina7784 Před 5 lety +2

    I've had mine pretty similar but the interesting part with the old fashioned I had they actually torched the orange peel with a torch lighter it brought out the orange citrus flavors. I thought it was a cool twist to a classic drink

  • @riiniim
    @riiniim Před 6 lety +4

    I see that Cairdeas 2013 in the background..... I see you.

  • @malthus101
    @malthus101 Před 2 lety

    I like the citrus oils lit with the flame!

  • @bitukukuasukgremany3
    @bitukukuasukgremany3 Před 6 lety +33

    He sold me I was a fan before signed Don Draper

    • @thecapone45
      @thecapone45 Před 4 lety +1

      bitukukuasukgremany3 I was thinking about him too. I didn’t know what was going on when he made that thing.

  • @KFCJones
    @KFCJones Před 7 lety

    I muddle an orange slice and some Italian cherries (not day glo, the fancier kind that comes in syrup) with the sugar and bitters.

  • @thomascoca5064
    @thomascoca5064 Před 5 lety

    Thank goodness the guest spoke

  • @midnight2600
    @midnight2600 Před 5 lety

    I see that Bruichladdich on the shelf behind him. Great scotch, love it

  • @cade7458
    @cade7458 Před 2 lety

    There are so many different variations of how people make these. I muddle cherrys and oranges with the sugar cube

  • @jeremy5159
    @jeremy5159 Před 2 lety

    nothing beats a sugar cube because it adds layers to the drink, it gets sweeter towards the end also give you some textures, syrup does the job, but nothing beats an old fashioned with a sugar cube

  • @itsthisguyNeil
    @itsthisguyNeil Před 2 lety

    I like one small orange piece in the brown sugar when muddling, I think the orange pairs very well with a sweeter bourbon

  • @justinerenee1871
    @justinerenee1871 Před 6 lety

    I LOVE old fashioned such a great classic! I muddle the cherry with a half a teaspoon of the juice along with the sugar cube and it gives it a very nice hint of sweetness... I found that extra splash of cherry juice is definitely popular with more of my female bar patrons cuz it adds more sweetness. I like how you say people like different amounts of bitters because the truth is everyone does have different palates and I have a hard time drinking whiskey so I like it more sweet. :) And its def a drink for everyone not just old timers :) GREAT VID!

  • @milesdavis8482
    @milesdavis8482 Před 6 lety +1

    “Ahhh that’s ah nice old fashioned, haven’t had one in awhile”

  • @GeorgeWDaws
    @GeorgeWDaws Před 5 lety

    Great drink

  • @davem3708
    @davem3708 Před 2 lety +1

    Felt like an economic class in college. The good old bell curve.

  • @andreagavrilidis4400
    @andreagavrilidis4400 Před 3 lety +1

    Wonderful video

  • @jameswatts6464
    @jameswatts6464 Před 3 lety +6

    This guy has got it dead on. An Old Fashioned isn't perfect.....it becomes perfect!

  • @carloscanales3183
    @carloscanales3183 Před 3 lety

    Classic....gotta make me one now

  • @KimchiJerry
    @KimchiJerry Před 7 lety +15

    That's what I'm talking about. No cherries or muddled orange. Thank you! The perfect old fashioned.

    • @dorianleakey
      @dorianleakey Před 5 lety +2

      Muddled with a wooden spoon handle.

  • @Litoff90
    @Litoff90 Před 6 lety

    I love whiskey, however I have mixed feelings as to drinking it in cocktails. Where lays my conflict?? That those whiskey based cocktails are delicious AF!!

  • @fartzerelli1385
    @fartzerelli1385 Před 4 lety +6

    I told my brother I was going to make an Old Fashioned for myself and if he would like one. His response: Old Fashioned _what_ :D

  • @michaelward9880
    @michaelward9880 Před 2 lety

    I use a teaspoon of simple syrup or agauve syrup in mine. Works great.

  • @starnet36
    @starnet36 Před 4 lety

    Try substituting Gomme syrup for the sugar; very smooth taste.

  • @NewportButaneChannel
    @NewportButaneChannel Před 6 lety

    awesome

  • @Tommy_Boy.
    @Tommy_Boy. Před 5 lety

    YES!!!

  • @locorocky1
    @locorocky1 Před 2 lety +4

    The way I first learned how to make an old fashioned was not actually with a sugar cube, but with maple syrup. About a barspoon or two. Every single person I've made it for has said it was perfect

  • @donwilson3504
    @donwilson3504 Před 6 lety +1

    Thanks so much for this video...one of my fav. drinks...but I haven't found a good recipe...I'll give it a shot (pun intended)

    • @alexn3742
      @alexn3742 Před 4 lety

      3 - 4 dashes bitters
      I use demerara simple syrup which just instead of using a cube use a 1:1 ratio of demerara sugar with hot water and make a syrup
      Add .5 oz of the simple syrup
      1 oz of whiskey ( bourbon preferred )
      Add ice cube ( one large one )
      Add another .5 oz of whiskey
      Couple turns to get that ice to the sweet spot
      Definitely express the lemon and orange peel over the top and voila , old fashioned

  • @seanjohnson6899
    @seanjohnson6899 Před 4 lety +1

    Pretty good.but those orange and lemon peels are alittle on the large size. Don't want to be working around them to take a sip. Downsize those and you have the perfect old fashioned. Good vid.

  • @thomaserhardt2732
    @thomaserhardt2732 Před 8 lety +2

    I want to know more about that tie bar than anything haha. Hugo boss black tie bar?

  • @remorsefulidiot4326
    @remorsefulidiot4326 Před 6 lety +3

    this is the way i like my old fashioned's. just whiskey bitters and sugar, no club soda nothing fancy.

  • @arttafil6792
    @arttafil6792 Před 4 lety

    Speaking of the citrus oils in orange peels. If you squeeze an orange peel at an open flame it’ll shoot little flames.

  • @grogdocr
    @grogdocr Před 6 lety +4

    I enjoy adding a cherry, though I don't know how authentic that is. The lemon is weird though...

    • @ridgerunner5772
      @ridgerunner5772 Před 4 lety

      The lemon is metro.....

    • @ScottKorin
      @ScottKorin Před 3 lety

      I've seen a lot of people say "orange with bourbon, lemon with rye". I say "do what you like"

  • @moneyballer3117
    @moneyballer3117 Před 4 lety +2

    Bourbon is sweet; Rye makes it taste much better and is true old fashioned!

  • @goteamdefense
    @goteamdefense Před 4 lety

    I use maple syrup and orange bitters. If you use Crown Royal you can call it a Canadian Old Fashioned.

  • @Amocoru
    @Amocoru Před 2 lety

    Take out the lemon peel and this is very close to perfection. Shake and then serve without the ice to stop further diluting and you're golden.

  • @marcelodelatorre195
    @marcelodelatorre195 Před 6 lety

    Nice👊🥂

  • @Arthur-nr5ci
    @Arthur-nr5ci Před 3 lety +6

    Guy sounds like Ben Shapiro telling me about whiskey...

  • @MrRockrobstr
    @MrRockrobstr Před 3 lety +2

    Went to 5 stores before finding sugar cubes. Dang!

  • @tombooze74
    @tombooze74 Před 5 lety +6

    What's going on with his shirt

  • @lingram9261
    @lingram9261 Před 5 lety +1

    Randy got an old fashion in south park. Crème fraise episode, mmmkay

  • @ChristianHernandez814
    @ChristianHernandez814 Před 5 lety

    JFC, my mouth was watering as he was making that

  • @volcom05345
    @volcom05345 Před 4 lety +1

    When this placed first opened, they used Maker's Mark as their well.

    • @volcom05345
      @volcom05345 Před 4 lety

      @Flatus Antiquitous To each their own my friend. All I know is to make sure to always have large and clean ice cubes when you make your old fashioned cocktail. The whiskey you choose is your preference.

  • @cfunch
    @cfunch Před 3 lety

    Master Distiller "Jimmy Rustle" Holy shit im dead

  • @rick5835
    @rick5835 Před 5 lety

    Best old fashioned!

  • @LemonMeIon
    @LemonMeIon Před 4 lety +2

    Can’t believe no one else heard “the lick” at 3:19 XD

  • @tcalcut
    @tcalcut Před 5 lety

    Isn't that the drink that Thurston Howell the Third liked to make on board his plane in the movie - "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World"...???

  • @BillyOfTea
    @BillyOfTea Před 4 lety +4

    When interviewing a new bartender for possible hire, I always use the Old-Fashioned as my practical exam.

  • @Showmeyourtitties
    @Showmeyourtitties Před 2 lety

    Ever since I started using Raw Honey in my Old Fashioned I never used sugar again. So many ways to create dynamic sweetness with the different types of honey.

    • @jasonwolfe1305
      @jasonwolfe1305 Před 2 lety +1

      Agave syrup works really nicely as well.

    • @Showmeyourtitties
      @Showmeyourtitties Před 2 lety

      @@jasonwolfe1305 Light agave and bonded Rye have taken over as my go to. You're 100% correct. Plus, no refrigeration, easy dilution and low glycemic index. Win win win.

  • @warrenpeece1726
    @warrenpeece1726 Před 5 lety +8

    I've never found whiskey to be intimidating.

    • @heyricksander
      @heyricksander Před 4 lety +2

      But I have lost some fights against Rye.

    • @mjeditsss6499
      @mjeditsss6499 Před 3 lety

      @@heyricksander
      czcams.com/video/ORLpFCtF8xE/video.html

  • @caltom1427
    @caltom1427 Před 2 lety

    No lemon, one less giant ice cube.

  • @jeremybrown3360
    @jeremybrown3360 Před 5 lety

    I might have missed it, but is that a specific kind of sugar that's used in this video?

    • @scottbrown6505
      @scottbrown6505 Před 5 lety

      You ever thought of rewinding the video or watching it again.. Or even paying attention. This is knowledge and tips from a great bartender. Disrespectful on many levels. Figure it out dude..