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Coffee Old Fashioned

A rich twist on the classic, stirring bourbon with coffee liqueur and aromatic bitters.

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Coffee Old Fashioned cocktail made with whiskey, served in a rocks glass
Base
whiskey
Glassware
Rocks glass
Flavor Profile
bittersweet

Ingredients

  • 2 oz bourbon whiskey
  • 0.25 oz coffee liqueur
  • 1 sugar cube (or 0.25 oz simple syrup)
  • 2 dashes Angostura bitters
  • Orange peel, to garnish

Instructions

  1. 1Muddle the sugar cube with bitters in a rocks glass.
  2. 2Add bourbon, coffee liqueur, and a large ice cube, then stir.
  3. 3Express an orange peel over the drink and drop it in.

Origin & Story

United States, 2000s

A modern riff on the Old Fashioned template, bartenders began infusing or pairing whiskey with coffee liqueur or cold brew during the craft cocktail era's embrace of coffee-spirit combinations.