Super Easy Freezer Door Old Fashioned
This freezer door old fashioned is my favorite make-ahead cocktail for a party! It's made with bourbon (or rye!), simple syrup, Angostura bitters, and orange bitters for a super smooth, classic drink. Make a batch for easy pouring and even easier drinking.
Ingredients
- 750 milliliter bottle of bourbon whiskey or rye
- 2 ounces simple syrup (60 milliliters)
- 1 ounce Angostura bitters (30 milliliters)
- 1 ounce lemon or orange bitters (30 milliliters)
- 4 ounces filtered water (120 milliliters)
- 8 large ice cubes
- Orange twist, lemon twist, or cocktail cherries, for garnish
Equipment
- Jigger
- Rocks glasses
- Vegetable peeler (for citrus garnishes)
Instructions
- Pour 8 ounces (240 milliliters) of bourbon out of the bottle. Reserve it in a resealable bottle or jar for another time.
- Add the simple syrup, Angostura bitters, lemon or orange bitters, and water to the bottle of bourbon. Cap the bottle, give it a few gentle swirls, and freeze the old fashioneds for at least 4 hours or overnight.
- Add 1 large ice cube to a rocks glass. Then, pour about 3 ounces (90 milliliters) of the chilled cocktail over the ice cube. Garnish with an orange twist, lemon twist, and/or cocktail cherry. Enjoy!
Notes
Taste the whiskey before you add simple syrup. If your whiskey is on the sweeter side, start with less simple syrup and add more to taste. If it's on the spicier side, add more as needed.
To keep the water content low, use a rich simple syrup. Just combine 1 cup of sugar and 1/2 cup of water in a saucepan. Bring to a boil for 1 minute, stirring often, until the sugar is dissolved and the syrup is thick. Cool completely before using.
Make sure you're adding the bitters properly! A dash of bitters is one good shake, not a drop. 4 dashes of bitters is about 1/4 ounce.
You can skip the water and replace it with more whiskey if you like. The cocktail will be stronger but will slowly dilute as the ice melts.
If the old fashioneds start to get slushy in the freezer, just add more whiskey. You want the alcohol content to be above 25% (50 proof) so it doesn’t freeze.
Pick a whiskey that’s 80 proof (40% alcohol) or higher. This will keep the cocktail from freezing or turning slushy!
If you do get ice crystals in the bottle, just give the bottle a gentle shake. Once you pour the old fashioned, the ice crystals will melt after a couple of minutes.
Serving: 1cocktail, Calories: 191kcal, Carbohydrates: 17.5g, Sodium: 100mg, Potassium: 2mg, Sugar: 17g, Calcium: 2mg
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