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Homemade Old Fashioned Mix
Prep
10 mins
Cook
0 mins
Servings
48
Difficulty
Easy
Making your own Old Fashioned mix at home is so much easier and cheaper than buying those pre made bottles, and honestly, it tastes infinitely better. This simple syrup comes together in just ten minutes with basic ingredients you probably already have in your kitchen. I love using fresh clementines because they're naturally sweet and packed with vitamin C, which gives you a little immune boost with every cocktail. The beauty of this recipe is that you can batch it ahead and store it for weeks, so you'll always be ready to whip up a perfect Old Fashioned whenever the mood strikes. Your guests will be genuinely impressed when you tell them the mix is homemade.
Ella x
Ingredients
- 33 cups water
- 33 cups white sugar
- 33 clementine oranges, quartered
- 55 maraschino cherries, or more to taste
- 11 cinnamon stick
- 22 tablespoons bitters, or to taste
Detail level
Instructions
- 1
Bring water and sugar to a boil in a saucepan; remove from heat. Stir oranges, cherries, and cinnamon stick into sugar mixture. Cover saucepan and steep for 1 hour.
- 2
Remove fruit and cinnamon stick from mixture using a slotted spoon; stir in bitters.
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