Intro:
• Today, I will be showing you how to make an “Old Fashioned” cocktail.
• I chose to demonstrate this topic because I have recently started bartending for an
events company.
• I believe that everyone, who likes to enjoy a drink, should have a favorite cocktail that
they know to order at any bar, or can make for themselves at home.
• Even though not everybody will like an Old Fashioned, it is important to know that any
drink can be modified or personalized
• By substituting a key ingredients for an alternative you can take your own creative
direction, making the drink that you enjoy.
Old fashioned history
• In 1806 a reader of a New York State newspaper requested an explanation of what a
cocktail was.
• One Editor explained The cocktail to be – Sugar, spirit, bitters, and water
o The reason water was an ingredient was because during this time Ice was
extremely expensive.
• In 1862 Jerry Thomas wrote “The Bar–Tender’s Guide” which included a bunch of
innovative cocktails with some of the new spirits and Liqueurs of the mid 1800’s
