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Awesome Old Fashioned Anyone?

Here's "Proof" that anyone can do it!

The Old Fashioned is a classic cocktail and a favorite of many here at RainyDayMagazine.

The basic Old Fashioned recipe:

Ingredients:

    • 1 teaspoon raw or granulated sugar
    • Angostura bitters
    • 2 oz American whiskey (bourbon or rye)
    • Orange peel

Directions:

    1. Drop sugar into the bottom of a rocks glass.
    2. Add 3 dashes of bitters and a teaspoon of warm water.
    3. Stir to dissolve.
    4. Add several large ice cubes and the whiskey.
    5. Stir to chill.
    6. Add orange peel to garnish and serve.

Absolutely delicious.

The history of this concoction dates back to the 19th century, when American whiskey maker James E. Pepper  introduced it to the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel bar in New York City…and the Old-Fashioned was born.

Proof Syrup

As simple as the Old Fashioned is to make, being able to enjoy this cocktail at any time is made even more convenient by using Proof’s Traditional Old Fashioned Cocktail Syrup

The Proof is in the syrup

Nobody damages these bad boys in transit, nobody.

The Proof syrup is made with quality ingredients (water, Oleo Saccharum, sugar, lemon oil, orange oil, bitters) meaning anyone can put together a perfectly delicious Old Fashioned, literally in seconds! 

  1. Mix 0.5oz of Proof Syrup
  2. Add 2oz of bourbon or rye whiskey
  3. Pour over ice

Just measure, mix, and enjoy…completely in line with the spirit of this delicious drink!

Each bottle of Proof Syrup makes 32 cocktails – a cocktail party in a bottle if there ever was one.

“How you doin’?” “How YOU doin’?”

Whiskeys

To put the Proof Syrups to our own completely non-scientific taste tests—and perhaps also maybe we just wanted an excuse to sample a bunch of different whiskeys—we have assembled a selection of whiskies at different price points for the comparison:

WHAT a crew!

Evan Williams

Four Roses

Bulleit

We are eager to crack open these bottles and will have more to say about these whiskies once we’ve had a chance to sample them…in detail 🙂

Awesome Old-Fashioneds

Over the next few weeks, we’ll be trying our hand at making a variety of cocktails with both the Proof Traditional and Ginger syrups. We’ll also use different spirits and recipes to see if we can taste the difference between using the syrup and with fresh ingredients. 

It’s a good thing we are past “Dry January.” We will have a complete report once we have some more, uh, “data.”

NOTE: RainyDayMagazine readers interested in “Proofing” it to themselves are encouraged to use this one-time 10% discount code (RAINYDAYCOCKTAILS ) when ordering.

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