Rum Old Fashioned

A Myatt’s Fields adaptation of the Old Fashioned, attributed to Jerry Thomas, 1862.

Rum, Demerara, Vanilla & Cardamom ABV 35%

One 75ml serving of Rum Old Fashioned contains 197 calories

An Old Fashioned is the most reduced cocktail: spirit, sweetness, bitters. The discipline is in not adding anything else. The only question is which spirit.

We use a dark rum with the depth to carry demerara sugar and Angostura bitters. The ageing process smooths the rough edges of the rum into something you would want to drink slowly, without ice, in no particular hurry. There is no muddled fruit, no soda: just three components doing exactly what they are meant to do.

Jerry Thomas included the Old Fashioned in his 1862 bartender’s guide. Nothing about it needs improving. We did not try.

A Myatt’s Fields adaptation of the Old Fashioned, attributed to Jerry Thomas, 1862.

Rum, Demerara, Vanilla & Cardamom ABV 35%

One 75ml serving of Rum Old Fashioned contains 197 calories

An Old Fashioned is the most reduced cocktail: spirit, sweetness, bitters. The discipline is in not adding anything else. The only question is which spirit.

We use a dark rum with the depth to carry demerara sugar and Angostura bitters. The ageing process smooths the rough edges of the rum into something you would want to drink slowly, without ice, in no particular hurry. There is no muddled fruit, no soda: just three components doing exactly what they are meant to do.

Jerry Thomas included the Old Fashioned in his 1862 bartender’s guide. Nothing about it needs improving. We did not try.

A Myatt’s Fields adaptation of the Old Fashioned, attributed to Jerry Thomas, 1862.

Rum, Demerara, Vanilla & Cardamom ABV 35%

One 75ml serving of Rum Old Fashioned contains 197 calories

An Old Fashioned is the most reduced cocktail: spirit, sweetness, bitters. The discipline is in not adding anything else. The only question is which spirit.

We use a dark rum with the depth to carry demerara sugar and Angostura bitters. The ageing process smooths the rough edges of the rum into something you would want to drink slowly, without ice, in no particular hurry. There is no muddled fruit, no soda: just three components doing exactly what they are meant to do.

Jerry Thomas included the Old Fashioned in his 1862 bartender’s guide. Nothing about it needs improving. We did not try.

A Myatt’s Fields adaptation of the Old Fashioned, attributed to Jerry Thomas, 1862.

Rum, Demerara, Vanilla & Cardamom ABV 35%

One 75ml serving of Rum Old Fashioned contains 197 calories

An Old Fashioned is the most reduced cocktail: spirit, sweetness, bitters. The discipline is in not adding anything else. The only question is which spirit.

We use a dark rum with the depth to carry demerara sugar and Angostura bitters. The ageing process smooths the rough edges of the rum into something you would want to drink slowly, without ice, in no particular hurry. There is no muddled fruit, no soda: just three components doing exactly what they are meant to do.

Jerry Thomas included the Old Fashioned in his 1862 bartender’s guide. Nothing about it needs improving. We did not try.

A Myatt’s Fields adaptation of the Old Fashioned, attributed to Jerry Thomas, 1862.

Rum, Demerara, Vanilla & Cardamom ABV 35%

One 75ml serving of Rum Old Fashioned contains 197 calories

An Old Fashioned is the most reduced cocktail: spirit, sweetness, bitters. The discipline is in not adding anything else. The only question is which spirit.

We use a dark rum with the depth to carry demerara sugar and Angostura bitters. The ageing process smooths the rough edges of the rum into something you would want to drink slowly, without ice, in no particular hurry. There is no muddled fruit, no soda: just three components doing exactly what they are meant to do.

Jerry Thomas included the Old Fashioned in his 1862 bartender’s guide. Nothing about it needs improving. We did not try.