Rachel Maddow: How to make an old fashioned cocktail (drink recipe)

[williambellynck]

ehhhm pretty sure you're supposed to put a cherry in there

[emoriotfreak13]

you cut that zested that lemon all wrong. If you cut t'words yourself, any slip will embed that knife in your thumb.

[sonofcormac]

I like orange zest myself. And yes I am here because of Mad Men........and I heard grandma loved em.

[SonicEmporium389]

I respect her a lot more now.

[Armandos82]

I like CSL Old Fashioned better.

[TheAlexChase]

Crazy Stupid Love ... Ryan Gosling

[WilliamIndyFan]

Wadsworth Constant applies: 0:28

[elinfiernoentusojos]

can i use jack daniels?

[mortville]

@elinfiernoentusojos absolutely!

[GAYPRIDE1985]

COOL!!! They got Rachel Maddow making these drinks? Thats great....i love her!

[davehasredhair]

Actually, the Sazerac is the original cocktail. Both are fantastic.

(also, she forgot the orange zest and you don't have to use club soda. That's optional)

[Nihilismmm]

WRONG - it is an ORANGE zest not lemon

[DanMcCaffrey]

One of my favorite people making my favorite drink? That'll do, that'll do nicely...

[TheJasonking]

somebody please change her cloths

[gatorbroe]

damnit.. thats too much grocery shopping!

[kristinamarie1984]

ugh i'm trying to count how many of my favorite things are in this video and i keep losing track. YUM

[Mareqczech]

Bartendering is your hobby right? You made so much mess so you would get fired for this.

[CerberusBrown]

Am i mistaken thinking it should be an orange peel instead of lemon?

[southernmost]

@CerberusBrown lemon if you use rye, orange is for bourbon.

[riceball23]

Wheres my cherry? Take it back! :P

[IrishLincoln]

Drinks taste so much better when made by a lesbian (no joke)

[alfredoball20]

im drinking this now cuz of mad men.. lol

[TomPMelanson]

Dang she knows how to make gentleman's drinks lol

[sergejg2]

Don Draper recomends it.

[casino16]

u need the fucking cherries the cherries are key

[brunopf1985]

man, to simple... and you didnt stirr it at all...

didnt like it sorry.

[TedButterman]

Rachel's recipe is OK except that the last thing you put in the drink is the whiskey. It's supposed to be floated on top.

[crazycomic]

Horrible...Look to the right on the suggestions bar. Click on New Orleans Best Cocktails: The Old Fashioned. THAT is how a Old fashioned should look like.

[MustWhat]

WTF?!?! Not too much ice to not overwater the drink?? It's the opposite! U have to garnish with lemon twist, orange slice and maraschino cherry! And use the metal pour ;P

[jordan747474]

she looks an adolescent boy

[bodybygigi]

How nice Rachel drinks. Being an old old bartender trying to go throught school, it was always nice to see someone come in for a cocktail. In fact, I used to like my custumers better who were drinking. A little getting high is I think relaxing for the soul. Thanks for not making such a big deal of having a drink Rachel. More people should have one....unless your an alchoholic.....

[bucs820]

I love an old fashioned, but I DO NOT like rachael madcow.... luckily she did not make it correctly so I can still enjoy them. First, club soda in an old fashioned?? uhh no, should be spring water, like the stuff that real bourbon is made from, but just a little. Second, lemon?? also a no, should be garnished with an orange and a maraschino cherry. you can add orange zest if you want but lemons are for gin and vodka, not bourbon. at least the video was nice

[TheLivirus]

@bucs820 She made it very clear she was mixing an "old fashioned Old Fasioned". The earliest Old Fashioneds did not include a cherry, and lemonpeel was a common garnish. Just because you prefer it different, doesn't mean Rachel makes it incorrectly.

[verocity]

@bucs820 I disagree, lemon works well with a sweet bourbon like makers mark it balances it by adding more citric acid aka sour

[JungleLarry]

This is a better Old Fashioned than you would find in most bars, but it's far from proper. First, leave the soda water out of it. Second, ice is a much more crucial ingredient than this particular video leads you to believe. I'd drink it, and I'd pay for it, but I would still be critical of this one, unfortunately. And no, this is not the "original" cocktail.

[OliHiller]

Shame you're so messy with the jigger :/

[shaunathan05]

This should have Peychaud's bitters, not Angostura bitters. Also wouldn't the sazerac cocktail be older than the old fashioned, as it was designed to simulate older drinks ?

[verocity]

@shaunathan05 no no no

[shaunathan05]

@verocity any back up for your no's?

[hellohello66666]

if you add less ice3 you dilute the drink more!!! silly woman

[Lovaelihn]

Pretty good recipe, however, I use an orange zest. I don't rim the glass with it, I muddle it before I add the sugar. Speaking of which, I use simple syrup instead of sugar cubes just to save time. I agree with the guy that said more ice is okay, too. Ideally, you would want one or two huge ice cubes.

[brian1679]

DON DRAPER ROCKS!

[milton123]

seems like a strong drink

[HGUnderway]

@deathxe5 I wouldn't say it sucks but you're comparing a TV personality to one of the world's great bartenders. I think she did a good job, even if she did use club soda. There's a hundred recipes on youtube that are worse than this.

[roomfullofidiots]

wow. she was actually tolerable in that clip.

[ShineOnYouCD]

Parks and Recreation brought me here.

Ron Swanson!

[close2reality]

@smyce What do you consider a proper old fashioned?

[close2reality]

Great recipe. Question: how is a minute amount of soda water -a flavourless liquid- going to effect the taste of a 100 proof rye that's already being accentuated by bitters and sugar?

[HeyNonyNonymous]

@close2reality It's not meant to affect the flavor: as Rachel said, it's simply there to give you "mixability" and help you desolve the sugar before you put the rye in.

[LITTLER0CKAR]

Excellent. Mad Men brought me here. ;)

[JositoLoL]

@LITTLER0CKAR Me too :D. Don Drapper rules.

[criskity]

Praise and kudos! This is how the Old Fashioned was originally made, right down to the lemon. A real Old Fashioned, not the garbage with a cherry or muddled orange, or heaven forbid, topped up with soda o r... perish the blasphemous thought... Sprite.

[dLimboStick]

I bet Rachel has had a lampshade or two on her head in her time.

[Paullee000]

Yeah I'm with BrittonBurdick and zoso8, soda was not apart of the traditional old fashioned, however, this is the best traditional old fashioned recipe I've seen on youtube!!! Good choice with the rye whiskey, but like Britton said, the soda would throw off the spicy notes of the rye, so just the ice cubes and a swizzle stick would do! <3

[lcspies]

@Paullee000 She makes it the original way expect for the club soda. The original old fashioned called for a splash of water, maybe a teaspoon if that much. I use water not club soda. but I think that small amount of soda would get lost in the rye and bitters. A cherry/orange were never in the original recipe. But I do think if you sub the lemon peel with the orange peel it would be great as well because orange goes great with the bourbon and bitters. Sub the water with a splash of bourbon.

[ThePunkDj]

give your guest a spoon and let them stir it for you.. LAWL!!! garnish with orange and maraschino cherry...

[txuzotaldea]

awful recipe

[Blufacia]

To find the reason the label doesn't fit on the bitters, look for the youtube video ""Rachel Maddow Makes A Gin Sling For Susan""

[BrittonBurdick]

I think she meant to say "my interpretation of the old fashioned old fashioned." Why use soda water if you're mixing a quality rye? It just makes it taste off.

[davedundee]

Your cokes gone bad

[flaegin]

it's actually very good, tried it last night.

[julsHz]

Cocktails are totally regional. If there's one thing I learned bartending- 28 years up and down the east coast- when it comes to cocktails that have variations (and many, many do), the way the customer wants it IS the right way to make it.

And dude below is right about the ice- packing the glass with ice is the best way to keep it from being watered down- counterintuitive, but right for the reasons he stated.

[ApollonUltrasFa88]

not everybody can be a bartender.....

[zoso8]

i've heard that club soda is not part of the ORIGINAL Old fashioned

[brickgaragedesign]

Finally! Someone that knows how to make a REAL Old Fashioned. Thank you Howdini & Rachel. Some acceptable variations are to use a teaspoon of bar syrup rather than a sugar cube. W/ Rye: lemon zest. But w/ Bourbon I think the zest of an orange is a nice compliment. I disagree about using just a bit of ice. In fact, the more ice you use, the less it waters the cocktail. The more ice there is, the colder the glass, & less ice melts. A few ice cubes melt faster, leaving the drink watered. Peace!

[johanekelund82]

@brickgaragedesign What is she doing with the Angostura, sugar and water??? Hint. It's a syrup.

[rotax69]

thats is NOT how u make an old fashion. very dismal effort srry :(

[PrezAlex]

whats wrong with it?

[maharal7]

As PrezAlex asks, what is wrong with it? Please note, this is the old fashioned of 100 yrs ago. That might make a difference.What would you have done differently

[brickgaragedesign]

@rotax69: That is exactly how to make a genuine old fashioned. No cherry. No fruit. Lots of Whiskey.

[dremelinskov]

Yeah, it is how you make an old fashioned. The disgusting bastardization you're used to with fruit and soda water is NOT the old fashioned. Sorry.

[dremelinskov]

No, that is how you make it. The bastardization you've been drinking is NOt the old fashioned.

[Berkana]

Wow, Rachel, you rock. You mix drinks too?

[nicbow]

shes so messy now i really miss the oter guy

[rosiedollcorpse]

Cool Beans.. I Love Whiskey! Ill Have To Try This At My Next Fiesta!