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Elijah Craig Original Old Fashioned

The perfect classic drink for any occasion, made with Gents Original cocktail mix.

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Spirit
Bourbon
Method
Built
Difficulty
Beginner

Riff on: Old Fashioned

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An old fashioned in a cut-crystal rocks glass with ice and an orange twist, on a wooden tray beside a glass decanter

Elijah Craig Original Old Fashioned

Ingredients

Ingredients for Elijah Craig Original Old Fashioned. Tick each one as you add it.
AddedMeasureIngredient
2 oz
½ oz
, for garnish

Steps

  1. Fill a glass with ice.
  2. Add 2 oz of bourbon.
  3. Add 1/2 oz of cocktail syrup.
  4. Stir well.
  5. Garnish with an orange twist.

Garnish Orange twist

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Batch it For a party of 4–20

Makes 8 drinks, about 20 oz · 600 ml before ice.

Elijah Craig Original Old Fashioned batch
AmountIngredient
16 oz · 480 mlbourbon
4 oz · 120 mlElijah Craig Old Fashioned cocktail syrup from Gents Original
Ice
Orange twist

No added water: this drink takes its dilution from the ice in the glass. Chill the batch and build each glass over ice.

Fits one 750 ml bottle; a funnel helps.

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Why it works

A prepared Old Fashioned syrup combines the sugar and bitters in one measure, which keeps the drink consistent from glass to glass. Bourbon carries the vanilla and caramel, the syrup adds sweetness and spice, and building it over ice lets it chill and dilute gradually. The orange twist adds bright citrus oil that lifts the whole drink.

Substitutions

  • No cocktail syrup? Use ¼ oz simple syrup and 2 dashes Angostura bitters.
  • Any bourbon works with the same ratio; higher-proof bottles stand up to the dilution.
  • An orange peel expressed over the glass gives the same aroma as a twist.

Variations

Questions

What is in an Old Fashioned cocktail syrup?
Usually sugar, bitters and flavorings in one bottle. Check the label; each brand differs.
Should it be stirred?
Yes, a short stir over ice after adding the bourbon and syrup.

Making it: Elijah Craig Original Old Fashioned

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