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Rum Old Fashioned in a rocks glass, drawn with its ingredient layers

Rum Old Fashioned recipe

Name: Rum Old Fashioned
Prep time: 3 min
Total time: 3 min
Yield: 1 cocktail
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 60 ml (2 oz) Aged rum; 7.5 ml (¼ oz) Demerara syrup; 2 dashes Angostura bitters

StirredRocks glassLarge cube ice29% ABV160 kcal

The Rum Old Fashioned is a stirred rum cocktail, made with aged rum, Demerara syrup and Angostura bitters, served in a rocks glass over a large cube. It is spirit-forward.

Strength: about 29% ABV in the glass, roughly 20 g of alcohol and about 160 calories per drink (an estimate; brands, sugar and dilution vary).

Rum Old Fashioned ingredients

Aged rum	60 ml (2 oz)
Demerara syrup	7.5 ml (¼ oz)
Angostura bitters	2 dashes

Measures for one serve. Open the drink in Bar Bible to scale it to a batch or switch to ounces.

How to make a Rum Old Fashioned

Add everything to a mixing glass with plenty of ice.
Stir until very cold, about 30 seconds.
Strain over fresh ice in a rocks glass.
Garnish with an orange peel.

Glass: Rocks glass
Ice: Large cube
Garnish: Orange peel

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Rum Old Fashioned: quick answers

How strong is a Rum Old Fashioned?: About 29% alcohol once the ice has melted in, roughly 20 g of alcohol per drink. That is an estimate: brands and dilution vary.
How many calories are in a Rum Old Fashioned?: About 160 calories per drink, from the alcohol and the sweet and fresh ingredients. An estimate: brands and the amount of sugar change it. Compare every drink in the cocktail calorie chart.
What glass is a Rum Old Fashioned served in?: A rocks glass, over one large ice cube.
How many ingredients does a Rum Old Fashioned have?: 3 in total: aged rum, Demerara syrup and Angostura bitters. Simple enough to make at home.

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Rum Old Fashioned variations

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