Rye Old Fashioned
The Old Fashioned made with rye: spicier and drier than the bourbon version.
- GlassRocks
- MethodStirred
- Ingredients3
- Prep3 min
- DifficultyEasy
Filtered water (pre-dilution)—
18%: Morgenthaler's spirit-forward standard. Add gradually, tasting as you go.
Orange peelGarnish
Total volume—
Directions
- Add the rye, simple syrup and bitters to a mixing glass with ice.
- Stir for about 30 seconds, until well chilled.
- Strain into a rocks glass over one large ice cube.
- Express an orange peel over the drink and drop it in.
ToolsMixing glassBar spoonJiggerJulep or Hawthorne strainerRocks glass
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How are you making it?
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Batching includes dilution water. Pre-batched cocktails need added water to replace the melt from stirring or shaking. We use Jeffrey Morgenthaler's standard: 18% for spirit-forward drinks, 25% for shaken.
Water for dilution added to the ingredients · see the batching guide ↓
What you'll need to buy
Based on 750ml bottles (25.4 oz), rounded up.
Bottle math, generally
750ml bottle25.4 oz
2 oz pours per bottle12 cocktails
1.5 oz pours per bottle16 cocktails
1 oz =29.6 ml
This recipe per 750ml of spirit—
Batching dilution
When you batch, there's no ice melting in a shaker, so you add the water yourself: 18% for spirit-forward drinks, 25% for shaken ones.
Water = total ingredients × dilution %
This drink (spirit-forward)18%
The process: batch everything, taste before adding water, then add the water gradually, tasting as you go. Chill well before serving.
What to pour in it
What to pour in it.
Generic call: Any straight rye works. Higher-proof ryes give the most spice and backbone.
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