Kenneth McCoy’s Old-Fashioned

By Rosie Schaap

Rating: 5(72)
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McCoy’s old-fashioned strikes a balance between the muddled fruit and minimalist models.

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Ingredients

Dash of Regans’ orange bitters
Dash of Angostura bitters
Dash of simple syrup
1teaspoon of brandied cherry juice
2ounces of your favorite whiskey
Orange peel

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Preparation

Step 1
Stir ingredients with ice in a mixing glass. Strain into an old-fashioned glass over a large chunk of ice. Garnish with a thick twist of orange peel.

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Charles6 years ago

Great Drink. Now using Italian Cherries (Luxardo Marsachinos) that have a lot thicker liquid. One cherry and a teaspoon of juice is all that is needed. Only use Rye Whiskey

dimmerswitch2 years ago

Easy and delicious libation. Agree with Charles and Clayton that Luxardo cherry juice (syrup really) is 'the thing' to use. Just 1 tsp per cocktail and no need for simple syrup dash. Otherwise per recipe. In the "you say potato, I say potahtoe" debate between rye and bourbon I can say either works swell. A Luxardo cherry added with the orange peel is nice touch too. Also see Robert Simonson's Old Fashioned recipe (this site) for another good one.

Clayton6 years ago

I agree with the use of the luxardo cherry liquid. I use a little on a demerera cube with the bitters and orange peel then muddle it all. Cherry goes in at the end have to disagree on the whiskey. Good bourbon is my preference even though I'm a Canadian and like good small batch canadian rye typical prairie fashion with a splash (just a splash) of coke.

Charles6 years ago

Great Drink. Now using Italian Cherries (Luxardo Marsachinos) that have a lot thicker liquid. One cherry and a teaspoon of juice is all that is needed. Only use Rye Whiskey

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