Old fashioneds are usually dark drinks made with brown liquors, but the basic format—booze, sugar, bitters, ice—can be applied to any high-quality spirit, even pale ones.

There are bartenders who really know their craft and search out the best flavors to blend into a cocktail. The only problem ...

"The natural temptation is to use maple syrup and bourbon to create an old fashioned," for which he gives you a recipe that blends 2 oz of bourbon, black walnut bitters, and 1-2 barspoons of "good ...

Add ice to a mixing glass. Stir in rye, blood orange juice, elderflower syrup and orange blossom water. Strain into rocks ...

If you’re looking for a boozier take on a classic Old Fashioned, you won’t be disappointed here by any means, but we can still raise the bar a bit higher. Score: 8.4/10 8.

It might be called an Old Fashioned, ... We finish ours with a Luxardo cherry — these are candied cherries that have been soaked in cherry syrup. You can also use a maraschino cherry. Ingredients: ...

Several bars in the Capital Region are putting their own twist on an old fashioned cocktail, including the Troy Beer Garden, the Scarlet Knife and Wellington's in Albany.

Warming cinnamon-infused simple syrup adds cozy winter flair to this easy riff on a classic Old Fashioned that features bourbon, bitters, and a touch of orange.

The Recipe. A stock-standard, center of the bullseye recipe for your classic old fashioned is as follows: — 2 oz whiskey (bourbon or rye) — ½ teaspoon sugar, or .5 oz simple syrup ...