Saturday, October 15, 2011

Old Fashioned [chat]



The key is to not drown it.

Posted by _J_ at 11:59 PM

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15 comments:

Roscoe said...

Goddamn, her drink-love makes me hum Pink Triangle wistfully.

I love these Howdini segments.

October 10, 2011 at 2:17 PM
Roscoe said...

And Bonded Rittenhouse?

Seriously. She's a tease. A classy, classy tease.

October 10, 2011 at 2:18 PM
_J_ said...

Totes classy.

Also, going with sugar-cube instead of smashed up fruit is the stuff dreams are made of.

October 10, 2011 at 2:39 PM
Roscoe said...

That's the way the drink is made.

October 10, 2011 at 8:21 PM
The_Jolly said...

I used to work at the club where this drink was made as a part-time bartender. I got the original recipe with the traditional bourbon of choice. It might surprise you what it is.

October 10, 2011 at 11:07 PM
The_Jolly said...

The Pendennis club, where the cocktail was invented has a slightly different recipe. Lemon twists were never used when I worked there, but rather and orange wheel. Also, the club would muddle a maraschino cherry and an orange slice at the bottom of the drink with simple syrup. There was no soda water since the syrup was pre-made.

October 10, 2011 at 11:16 PM
_J_ said...

I've only ever had them with smashed fruit. I'd like to try the sugar-cube with bitters version sometime.

October 11, 2011 at 1:39 AM
The_Jolly said...

I've never seen an old-fashioned without bitters. Bitters really don't do much to the flavor, other than taking the edge off the sugar. The only thing with using a sugar cube is that you have to really get it mixed well, because if you don't your final sip will get gritty.

October 11, 2011 at 8:30 AM
Roscoe said...

Did they switch to Maraschinos? Pretty sure around that time bars were using brandied cherries?

October 11, 2011 at 10:52 AM
_J_ said...

Ordered an old fashioned today. The waitress said she had to go across the street to get bitters, and it turns out the store didn't have it. So I had to get a gin and tonic instead.

First world problem.

October 11, 2011 at 4:14 PM
Roscoe said...

Actually? it IS a third world problem.

We're still in the middle of the Agnostura Bitters shortage from Trinidad.

October 11, 2011 at 7:42 PM
The_Jolly said...

Good point Roscoe...I'm not sure if/when the switch to maraschino cherries was made. I do know however that at some high end locations there is a new push to use whiskey soaked cherries

October 12, 2011 at 5:00 PM
Roscoe said...

.. ooo.. those could be tasty..

October 12, 2011 at 8:48 PM
_J_ said...

Could be tasty...

October 12, 2011 at 11:04 PM
Roscoe said...

I think we need to demand of one sir Jolly beverages and garnish to be delivered unto us.

So that we may properly opine, of course. Noble, high minded arbitration of taste.

Veddy, veddy serious.

October 14, 2011 at 11:08 AM

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