Check out Marshall Fawley of Scofflaw's Den in the first post of his regular cocktail column for AARP's blog! This first piece is called 'The Old Fashioned's Grandfather' and covers the origins of this notorious sling!
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Showing posts with label old fashioned. Show all posts
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
Marshall Fawley Writes About Cocktails for AARP!
Check out Marshall Fawley of Scofflaw's Den in the first post of his regular cocktail column for AARP's blog! This first piece is called 'The Old Fashioned's Grandfather' and covers the origins of this notorious sling!
Thursday, July 26, 2012
A Flemish Old Fashioned
If you’ve made it to this blog you probably already know what genever is. For those unfamiliar, it is a Dutch or Belgian spirit that’s been produced in those territories since the seventeenth century.
Genever is also an AOC protected spirit like cognac or scotch.
The story goes that the British once consumed this delicious distillate en masse until they began producing their own version, called gin.
The Dutch and Belgian might tell you it is a poor knock-off. In fact, genever is often referred to as the predecessor to the classic London Dry Gin.
Diep 9 is a Belgian genever imported to the US and branded by Flemish Lion.
Diep 9’s portfolio leads with the two classic styles of genever: the young and the old. Yet, the company also includes a variety that are naturally flavored.
My favorite, the old genever, is aged and then bottled in distinct clay containers. The old genever carries the rye, barley and wheat notes that whiskey lovers recognize.
I also get that "Grapenuts" cereal aroma one experiences whenever grains are synthesized into a beverage. I also find the taste to be delightfully light and delicate - a nice alternative to whiskey.
A few months ago, owner Veronique Beittel invited me to be a brand ambassador and consultant for Diep 9. I cheerfully accepted the task. It's a product I already enjoyed.
The offer begat a first assignment which was to create a classic cocktail, such as an old fashioned, with their product.
Now I’m not breaking any ground here with a genever old fashioned. It stands to reason that it's been done before by far better barmen than I.
Not only that the old fashioned cocktail is after all a formula that works for nearly every spirit.
However, Diep 9’s old genever old fashioned (or Oude Fashioned) deserves a little shout from a mountain top. The flavors come together in their blend magnificently in this cocktail format.
I’ve gotten very familiar with the Oude Fashioned for the past month. Then again, as Paul Kemp said in The Rum Diary, I drink "on the upper end of social."
Genever is also an AOC protected spirit like cognac or scotch.
The story goes that the British once consumed this delicious distillate en masse until they began producing their own version, called gin.
The Dutch and Belgian might tell you it is a poor knock-off. In fact, genever is often referred to as the predecessor to the classic London Dry Gin.
Diep 9 is a Belgian genever imported to the US and branded by Flemish Lion.
Diep 9’s portfolio leads with the two classic styles of genever: the young and the old. Yet, the company also includes a variety that are naturally flavored.
My favorite, the old genever, is aged and then bottled in distinct clay containers. The old genever carries the rye, barley and wheat notes that whiskey lovers recognize.
I also get that "Grapenuts" cereal aroma one experiences whenever grains are synthesized into a beverage. I also find the taste to be delightfully light and delicate - a nice alternative to whiskey.
A few months ago, owner Veronique Beittel invited me to be a brand ambassador and consultant for Diep 9. I cheerfully accepted the task. It's a product I already enjoyed.
The offer begat a first assignment which was to create a classic cocktail, such as an old fashioned, with their product.
Now I’m not breaking any ground here with a genever old fashioned. It stands to reason that it's been done before by far better barmen than I.
Not only that the old fashioned cocktail is after all a formula that works for nearly every spirit.
However, Diep 9’s old genever old fashioned (or Oude Fashioned) deserves a little shout from a mountain top. The flavors come together in their blend magnificently in this cocktail format.
I’ve gotten very familiar with the Oude Fashioned for the past month. Then again, as Paul Kemp said in The Rum Diary, I drink "on the upper end of social."
Oude Fashioned
2 oz Diep 9 Old Genever
1/2 oz simple syrup
3-4 dashes Angostura bitters
3-4 dashes orange bitters
Add spirit, sugar, and bitters into an old-fashioned glass. Add ice. Stir 40 times. Garnish with an orange zest.
Note: This post has been revised since its original publication
Note: This post has been revised since its original publication
Friday, July 9, 2010
"Anybody mind if I take off my pants?"
At the risk of appearing excessively crude I gotta say that a good Old Fashioned is kind of like taking off your trousers. I can also tell you that, since the passing of my binge drinking youth, Old Fashioneds go down with a lot more ease and comfort.
I'm fascinated by what my friend Virginia Lee told me one day about the sudden interest in this quintessential cocktail (she writes a blog on the Wisconsinite's take on the drink). She said, "haven't you been watching Mad Men?" I must admit I'm a new-comer to the show. I have catching up to do but I'm excited for the upcoming 4th season.
Presumably, bartenders around the world rue the day Mad Men made it cool to order an Old Fashioned again. While this subject has been covered many times and many tine tanies. I can't help myself.
The Old Fashioned
- 2 oz of bourbon or rye whiskey (I used Maker's Mark)
- 1 oz of simple syrup
- 3 dashes of Angostura bitters
- 1 lemon
Glassware: a rocks glass or an old-fashioned glass
Pour 1 oz of simple syrup into the glass
Add 3 dashes of Angostura bitters.
Add a slice of lemon rind.
Muddle the 3 ingredients together keeping in mind that you're trying to release the oils of the lemon into the sugar water and the bitters. This combination will make kind of a syrup. This syrup will become the additive to smooth out the rough edges of the whiskey.
Pour 2 oz of whiskey into the glass. Stir gently approximately 20 times to ensure that the concotion has mixed and that it is chilly.
Garnish with a maraschino cherry.
Before I finish, in honor of Mad Men's upcoming season, I give you - interaction between the sexes according to Mad Men:
I'm fascinated by what my friend Virginia Lee told me one day about the sudden interest in this quintessential cocktail (she writes a blog on the Wisconsinite's take on the drink). She said, "haven't you been watching Mad Men?" I must admit I'm a new-comer to the show. I have catching up to do but I'm excited for the upcoming 4th season.
Presumably, bartenders around the world rue the day Mad Men made it cool to order an Old Fashioned again. While this subject has been covered many times and many tine tanies. I can't help myself.
The Old Fashioned
- 2 oz of bourbon or rye whiskey (I used Maker's Mark)
- 1 oz of simple syrup
- 3 dashes of Angostura bitters
- 1 lemon
Glassware: a rocks glass or an old-fashioned glass
Pour 1 oz of simple syrup into the glass
Add 3 dashes of Angostura bitters.
Add a slice of lemon rind.
Muddle the 3 ingredients together keeping in mind that you're trying to release the oils of the lemon into the sugar water and the bitters. This combination will make kind of a syrup. This syrup will become the additive to smooth out the rough edges of the whiskey.
Pour 2 oz of whiskey into the glass. Stir gently approximately 20 times to ensure that the concotion has mixed and that it is chilly.
Garnish with a maraschino cherry.
Before I finish, in honor of Mad Men's upcoming season, I give you - interaction between the sexes according to Mad Men:
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