An Old Fashioned was one of the simpler and earlier versions of cocktails, before the development of advanced bartending techniques and recipes in the later part of the 19th century. The first documented definition of the word "cocktail" was in response to a reader's letter asking to define the word in the May 6, 1806, issue of The Balance and Columbian Repository in Hudson, New York. In the May 13, 1806, issue, the paper's editor wrote that it was a potent concoction of spirits, bitters, water, and sugar; it was also referred to at the time as a bittered sling and is essentially the recipe for an old fashioned. J.E. Alexander describes the cocktail similarly in 1833, as he encountered it in New York City, as being rum, gin, or brandy, significant water, bitters, and sugar, though he includes a nutmeg garnish as well.
OCHO OLD FASHIONED
Rocks Glass
4cl BACARDÍ Reserva Ocho
1 Sugar Cube (or 1cl Simple Syrup)
2-3 dashes Angostura Bitters
Method
Alternative 1: Place the sugar cube into a Rocks glass, add Angostura Bitters and a splash of soda water. Add ice and rum, stir gently until the sugar is dissolved into the cocktail. Garnish with an orange twist.
Alternative 2: Pour 1cl of Simple Syrup and BACARRDÍ Reserva Ocho rum into a Rocks glass. Fill with ice and stir until well blended. Garnish with an orange twist.
BACARDÍ RESERVA OCHO
Created in 1862, BACARDÍ Reserva Ocho remained the sole preserve of the Bacardí family for seven generations. Used only for the most special occasions, this golden sipping rum is one of the oldest private rum blends in the world.
Each batch is made from a special selection of barrel-aged reserve rums and aged for a minimum of 8 years, giving it a refined flavour with notes of prune, apricot, nutmeg and vanilla.
BACARDÍ Reserva Ocho is perfect on its own or as the base for classic cocktails like the Old Cuban or Rum Old Fashioned.
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