If you are not a distiller, but still like to experiment with flavors and whiskey, I have the fun project for you to try! Today we explore some possibilities for bringing interesting flavors to your whiskey products with Applewood Whiskey. This is not your average recipe, but more of a fun experiment with whiskey. This Applewood...
Old Fashioned
Mad Men Old Fashioned Recipe
Like the AMC Classic that inspired it, this Mad Men Old Fashioned Recipe is fun, tasty, and has big flavor. This tasty drink is like putting the 1950s in lowball class. Some people like to say that there is only one way to make an Old Fashioned. I believe this is wrong. Some even sneer...
Bacon bourbon maple Old Fashioned
Bacon and Bourbon are perfect bedfellows in this delicious Old Fashioned variation. This sweet drink brings together some great flavors and you will walk away knowing how to fat wash your own spirits. This was a really fun recipe to come up with and was really pleasantly surprised at how much I liked it. Yes,...
Traditional bourbon old fashioned recipe
Americana in a cocktail glass. This traditional bourbon Old Fashioned Recipe is everything you need in a perfect drink. Let’s make a great drink! We have looked at the history of the Old Fashioned and the elements that make this great cocktail. Today, we are going to construct the best damn possible bourbon Old Fashioned...
Elements of the best old fashioned recipe
We have tried our first run at an Old Fashioned. We looked at the history of this classic cocktail. Now, I think it is time to reexamine our idea of what the best old fashioned recipe would have. Today, we are going to take a look at the elements of what will be our best...
Old Fashioned Cocktail History
The Old Fashioned cocktail is an essential of any bartender’s drink repertoire. Along with the Manhattan and Martini, it has been mentioned as part of “the inaugural cocktail trinity.” The interesting thing compared to the others, however, is that an Old Fashioned cocktail can be made so many ways that a drinker’s head may spin...
DIY Sugar Cubes
These DIY Sugar Cubes are a great way to make craft cocktails your own or your tea time something special. If anything, you should see just how easy and simple this is. Why the hell would we make diy sugar cubes? Well, who doesn’t want to learn how to make a lump of sugar? OK,...
Old Fashioned Cocktail recipe - first run
Our first try at the classic Old Fashioned cocktail recipe. We are adding sweet flavors like luxurious Luxardo cherries and bourbon to share one of the most famous cocktails ever. Today, we are going to make an Old Fashioned cocktail. One thing we do here at Ramshackle Pantry is to try and find the essence,...
Old Fashioned Cocktail - Deep dive into this mixed drink classic
For the next few weeks we are going to look at another classic with the Old Fashioned cocktail. This drink goes back about as far as the word cocktail and I am ready to learn more. Previously, I had covered the Manhattan cocktail and the Old Fashioned cocktail gives me the same sort of feels…...