How to Celebrate Old Fashioned Week in 2022

Nov 04, 2022

Are you a cocktail or bourbon lover? Then your favourite time of year is upon us! The annual Woodford Reserve Old Fashioned Week is back for 2022. The generous 10-day week from November 5th to 14th bars and restaurants all over New Zealand will be celebrating the history and continued popularity of the Old Fashioned cocktail.
The perfect combination of a spirit, sweet, and bitter elements; the old-fashioned is arguably the most sublime of all whiskey cocktails. The pendennis club in louisville, kentucky is reputed to be its birthplace during the 1880s.
In celebration of Old Fashioned Week, Diageo Bar Academy has released the perfect Old-Fashioned Cocktail recipe with a how-to video!
Cocktail Ingredients:

Bulleit Bourbon, 45mL
Sugar, 1 cube
Angostura Bitter, 2-3 dashes
Soda Water, splash

Bar tools: Jigger
Preparation:

Muddle sugar, one orange slice (optional), angostura bitter and soda water in a old-fashioned glass
Add ice
Measure whiskey using a jigger, add and stir well
Garnish with orange peel and serve.

*Typically made with Bourbon, other whiskies can also make an excellent cocktail.
*1.6 standard drinks per serve.

Looking to celebrate the week out with some friends and fmaily? Read below for some bars and restaurants that are participating in the week!

Dr Rudi's Rooftop Brewing Co., Auckland
Drop in to Dr Rudi's for a sun-filled rooftop afternoon sipping on a classic Old Fashioned looking over Auckland's iconic Viaduct Harbour.

Saint Alice, Auckland
For a mouthwatering sunset feed to compliment your Old Fashioned, pop into Auckland's Saint Alice for sea views, live entertainment and a mouthwatering locally inspired menu.

Dirty Little Secret, Wellington
Perhaps Wellington's best-kept Dirty Little Secret is their excellent Old Fashioned cocktail. Be sure to visit this industrial chic hideaway, inspired by the laneway bars of Melbourne.

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