Drinks Made Easy Presents: How to make an Old Fashioned Cocktail. A version of the Old Fashioned is very possibly the primogenitor of the cocktail. In 1806, an editor at a rag called The Balance and Columbian Repository (in Hudson, New York) defined "cock tail" as composed of spirits, bitters, sugar, and water. He also wrote that said concoction "fuddles the head." Two hundred-plus years later, bars everywhere still find ways to fuddle the damn drink. But few recipes have suffered the indignities piled on the Old Fashioned, some of the worst of which include: 7-Up, soda, spoonfuls of syrupy sangria fruit, and more flags — that's bar-speak for a cherry and orange slice speared with something sharp — than a poolside pina colada. Even the bourbon is no guarantee (in Wisconsin, they make 'em with brandy). But, like the plays of Shakespeare, this classic survives all manner of second-rate productions.
To make this Cocktail you will need the following ingredients:
2oz. Rye Whiskey
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