Batch of Old Fashioneds

[Skinsfan1311]

Batch of Old Fashioneds for tomorrow's tailgate. I used standard MM to keep 'em on the lower ABV & sweeter side, agave syrup, water* and Fee Bros Turkish Tobacco bitters.

They will be garnished with Luxardo cherries & orange twists..



*added to make up for the dilution that occurs when they're stirred.

[jayjordan]

Cool label!

[barelfly]

Nice batch! Do you always use agave for your OFs? Enjoy the game tomorrow!

[Skinsfan1311]

Thanks and yes. I used to make simple syrup but switched to agave years ago when we ran out of SS. I only use a bar spoonful anyway & can't tell the difference. Agave is more versatile than SS anyway. For the record, I prefer rye, but made this batch for a crowd & the Maker's is more approachable.

[texastweeter]

My go to is a sugar cube, two shakes of ag bitters, two shakes of orange bitters, ice, bourbon, and then stir it with the spoon from the cherry jar. Never though of batching it up and bottling it.

[Skinsfan1311]

Never made a batch either, but everybody liked it.

[JCBBQ]

You’re going to Skins Seahawks? Cool. Have fun. I haven’t been to a pro game in years.

[Skinsfan1311]

We go to every home game

[JCBBQ]

Skinsfan1311 wow. Your moniker is truth!

[Santamarina]

We started prebatching cocktails last year, and it’s been the way to go when serving a crowd.

[Purc]

From Nicole at Allrecipes.com on YouTube. Make ahead, freezer door Old Fashioned

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/f coctail6N5WRjI-Mc

I like a lot of her recipes.

As always, YMMV

[Lynn Dollar]

Nicole is big hit in this household. My wife loves her recipes. And I enjoy her also. She does love her cocktails, too.

[Lynn Dollar]

I hope this is good, we just used a $40 bottle of Elijah Craig on this recipe. Straight rye.

[Lynn Dollar]

Nicole used a cinnamon stick when making the simple syrup. We're using Monin sugar free simple syrup. So we put the cinnamon stick in the bottle of rye. Gonna leave it there a couple of days. I hope it turns out good.

[Lynn Dollar]

After 48 hours with the cinnamon stick in the bottle of Elijah Craig, I can say Nicoles mix is a winner.

Using Monin sugar free simple syrup, this drink has very few carbs and calories.

After spending several months sacrificing to lose 30#'s , my battle now is to keep from putting that weight back on . And low carb drinks like this really help.

[Lynn Dollar]

Purc we did not follow Nicole's recipe exactly. She put the cinnamon stick in her simple syrup, which she made on the stove. Because we were using Monin sugar free, we put the cinnamon stick in the bottle for a couple of days.

And that turned out just right for us. I think if we'd left in another day or two, it would've over flavored the drink.

But we will be doing this again, no doubt.

[SheilaAnn]

Lynn Dollar I bet you extracted more cinnamon flavor that way…..

[Lynn Dollar]

SheilaAnn very possibly. But the bottle was in the freezer which had to slow down the flavor assimilation .

I would like to try the drink just as Nicole prepared it, with sugar and water and cinnamon on the stove. I may do that. So I could compare.