Spiegelau cocktail recipes
Cinnamon Old Fashioned
As well as being a timeless classic in its most basic form, the formula for an old fashioned gives the perfect framework for a bit of tweaking to help you craft some more inventive recipes. Capture the essence of winter with this recipe for a soul-warming cinnamon old fashioned.
The history of the old fashioned
The old fashioned is one of the original classic cocktails that have endured to today, dating back to the early 19th century. In the early 1800s, cocktail-making was quite basic, so when cocktails became more refined later in the century, the term 'old fashioned' was coined to refer to cocktails made the 'old fashioned' way.
Rather than being a rigid recipe, the old fashioned serves as a framework for cocktail creation. At its core, it consists of a spirit, a sweetener, bitters, and water. You might think of an old fashioned as always including whisky, or possibly rum, but this idea has only prevailed over time due to whisky-based old fashioned being the most popular styles. In reality, you can use any spirit to make this type of cocktail, which underlines just how much old fashioned recipes can vary. This simplicity and flexibility allows for endless variations, meaning you can adjust the recipe to suit individual tastes and incorporate seasonal ingredients while honoring the drink's classic roots.
Making your cinnamon old fashioned
For this recipe, you'll use bourbon or rye whiskey as the cocktail's base spirit, as is often the case with old fashioned recipes. We recommend using orange bitters to capture a sense of winter warmth, and we'll put the cinnamon into the cinnamon old fashioned by sweetening the drink using cinnamon simple syrup - you can find the instructions for making this below.
Ingredients (for one)
- 50ml/1.75oz bourbon or rye whiskey
- Three dashes of orange bitters
- 1 to 2 teaspoons cinnamon syrup
- Ice
- One piece of star anise for garnish
- One piece of orange peel for garnish
Step one - making your cinnamon syrup
Simple syrup requires just some sugar and water, so to make this into a cinnamon simple syrup, all you need to do is add a cinnamon stick to the mix.
- Add 200ml water and 200g granulated sugar to a pan, along with one cinnamon stick. This should be enough for about 12 servings.
- Stir well so the sugar mixes in with the water, then heat until the mixture comes to the boil. Keep stirring until the sugar has fully dissolved.
- Take the mixture off the heat and allow it to cool. Leaving the syrup to cool will also give the cinnamon more time to infuse into the syrup.
- Add the mixture to a clean jar and seal with an airtight lid. Store in the refrigerator for up to two weeks.
Step two - putting it all together
Add your cinnamon simple syrup and bitters to your Spiegelau Perfect Serve D.O.F Glass and stir with a cocktail spoon to combine. Add your ice and whiskey, and stir again to mix all ingredients. Garnish with a piece of orange peel and one piece of star anise.
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