Recipes - October 5, 2023

3 Soothing Fall Old Fashioned Recipes

As you snuggle up on the couch this fall, give your Old Fashioned a make over with these fantastic fall flavours. 

 Grilled Orange Old Fashioned by Country Living 

  • 1 navel orange, sliced
  • 4 dashes Angastora bitters
  • 4 maraschino cherries
  • 8 oz. bourbon or rye

 Preheat your grill to medium-high. 

Place orange slices on the grill and leave, turning occasionally, for 2-4 minutes or until charred. 

Muddle oranges, Angastora bitters, and maraschino cherries in a pitcher until fruit is slightly mashed. Stir in bourbon or rye. 

Serve over ice. 

 Maple Old Fashioned by Liquor.com

  • 2 oz. dark rum
  • 1/2 oz. maple syrup
  • 2 dashes Angostura bitters
  • orange twist

Add the dark rum, maple syrup and Angostura bitters into a mixing glass with ice and stir until well-chilled.

Strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with an orange twist.  

 Fall-Spiced Old Fashioned Cocktail by Simply Recipes 


For the infused bourbon: 

  • 2 cups bourbon
  • 1 whole star anise
  • 2 whole cinnamon sticks
  • 12 whole cloves
  • 1 vanilla bean, split lengthwise



For the Fall-Spiced Old Fashioned (makes one cocktail): 

  • 2 teaspoons maple syrup
  • 1 teaspoon water
  • 4 dashes Angostura bitters
  • 2 oz. infused bourbon
  • ice
  • orange peel

Infuse the bourbon: 

Place bourbon and spices in a glass jar with a lid. Allow to infuse for 24 hours, shaking occasionally. Strain the bourbon into a clean jar. (This makes enough for 8 cocktails) 

Make the cocktail: 

Add the maple syrup, water, and bitters to the bottom of an old-fashioned glass. Add the ice and the bourbon, and stir for about 30 seconds. Rub a piece of orange peel around the rim of the glass and drop it in.