Best old fashioned recipe whiskey: 59 photos
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- Buffalo Trace Bourbon is versatile and widely available. ...
- If you want an elevated Old Fashioned, consider Woodford Reserve Bourbon. ...
- Rittenhouse Rye is a classic rye whiskey: perfect for those preferring a spicier and more robust Old Fashioned. ...
- Knob Creek Rye is a high-proof rye whiskey.
Here are the bourbons that some of the nation's top bar pros recommend for Old Fashioneds.
- Best Overall: Elijah Craig Toasted Barrel Kentucky Straight Bourbon. ...
- Best Classic: Four Roses Small Batch. ...
- Best Budget: Buffalo Trace. ...
- Best for Sipping and Mixing: Michter's US*1 Small Batch Kentucky Straight Bourbon.
Best whiskey for an Old Fashioned: Eight to try
- Balcones Baby Blue. ...
- Buffalo Trace Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey. ...
- Four Roses Small Batch. ...
- High West Rendezvous Rye. ...
- Maker's 46. ...
- Michter's US 1 Kentucky Straight Bourbon. ...
- Wild Turkey 101.
The Old Fashioned Recipe: The Original Cocktail. The cocktail that started it all, this humble medley is composed of four ingredients – whisky, bitters, sugar and water. Traditionally, these four complimenting flavours are mixed straight in the glass (appropriately named an Old Fashioned glass) and served on the rocks.
The Old Fashioned template is simple and broad enough that it will work with almost any style of whiskey. With that said, bourbon is often the go-to whiskey choice for an Old Fashioned.