Originally Posted by
work2fly
I made an old fashioned this evening, the first I've ever had so nothing to compare it to.
2 oz blended 12 year scotch
2 dashes orange bitters
Fat teasooon of 3:1 honey syrup
No orange peel
Not bad and a nice warming drink for the fall season.
An Old Fashioned with Scotch? This classic American drink should be made with American whiskey. I make 'em with bourbon sometimes but I like rye better - it's not as sweet.
FDR loved Old Fashioneds, and so did his private secretary, Grace Tully. She started making them with Scotch and discovered she liked them better that way. When she suggested it to FDR one day, he said, "I never heard of such a thing. It's absolutely sacrilegious."