Five-Spice Old-Fashioned

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By M. Carrie Allan

This elemental Old-Fashioned saltation relies connected the pairing of spicy rye whiskey with a syrup infused with five-spice powder, a blend of cinnamon, clove, fennel, prima anise and capsicum fashionable successful Chinese cooking. Orange bitters and an expressed orangish peel assistance bring the flavors unneurotic for an autumnal rotation connected a classical cocktail. When buying for rye, look for a bottled-in-bond enactment specified arsenic Rittenhouse, which volition beryllium 100 proof.

From Spirits columnist M. Carrie Allan.

Ingredients

measuring cup

Servings: 1 (makes 1 drink)

For the five-spice syrup

1 spoon homemade oregon store-bought five-spice pulverization (see related recipe)
1 cupful sugar
1 cupful water

For the drink

1 ample crystal cube, positive regular crystal cubes
2 ounces bottled-in-bond rye, specified arsenic Rittenhouse
1/2 ounce five-spice syrup
2 dashes orangish bitters
1 ample portion orangish zest, for garnish

Nutritional Facts

Per drink

Calories
191
Fat
0 g
Saturated Fat
0 g
Carbohydrates
6 g
Sodium
1 mg
Cholesterol
0 mg
Protein
0 g
Fiber
0 g
Sugar
6 g

This investigation is an estimation based connected disposable ingredients and this preparation. It should not substitute for a dietitian’s oregon nutritionist’s advice.

From Spirits columnist M. Carrie Allan.

Tested by M. Carrie Allan.

Published October 30, 2024

Updated March 17, 2026