{"id":7216,"date":"2016-12-21T18:06:01","date_gmt":"2016-12-21T18:06:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gousto.co.uk\/blog\/?p=7216"},"modified":"2017-12-15T14:41:27","modified_gmt":"2017-12-15T14:41:27","slug":"old-saint-nick-cocktail-recipe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gousto.co.uk\/blog\/old-saint-nick-cocktail-recipe","title":{"rendered":"The Old Saint Nick Cocktail"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span>You may well already know how to make an old fashioned. It&#8217;s a classic cocktail that&#8217;s been around for well over a century &#8211; one consequence of that is that the way to make a &#8216;perfect&#8217; old fashioned is much debated, even though it&#8217;s not a particularly complicated drink to make.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>As there&#8217;s no single right way to get it right, we&#8217;ve put together a twist on the traditional old fashioned made specially for the Christmas festive period, and fittingly named it an Old Saint Nick. It&#8217;s similar to a typical old fashioned, but with a boost of festive flavour by swapping the cherry garnish for cranberry, white sugar for brown, and Angostura bitters for orange bitters. Check out the recipe below:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>You&#8217;ll Need:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span>bourbon<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>2 fresh\u00a0cranberries<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>an orange<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>ice cubes<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>orange bitters<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span><strong>Method:\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>1. Add<\/strong>\u00a0a teaspoon of brown sugar and a small dash of water to a short glass and stir the ice cubes rapidly to cool the ice and help the sugar to dissolve<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>2. Splash<\/strong> a little orange bitters over the ice cubes once most of the sugar has dissolved, then add a couple of fresh cranberries, a twist of orange peel\u00a0and a few large ice cubes<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>3. Pour<\/strong> over the bourbon and stir to combine, before serving<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span>Have a different way of making an old fashioned that you want to tell us about? Let us know in the comments!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Take a look at some of our other cocktail recipes like <span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gousto.co.uk\/blog\/nourishing-advice\/how-to-make-eggnog-recipe\">How To Make Eggnog<\/a><\/strong><\/span>, <span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gousto.co.uk\/blog\/nourishing-advice\/spiced-kir-royale\">Spiced Kir Royale<\/a><\/strong><\/span>, or our <span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gousto.co.uk\/blog\/recipes\/pumpkin-punch-recipe\">Pumpkin Punch<\/a><\/strong><\/span> posts.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You may well already know how to make an old fashioned. It&#8217;s a classic cocktail that&#8217;s been around for well over a century &#8211; one consequence of that is that the way to make a &#8216;perfect&#8217; old fashioned is much debated, even though it&#8217;s not a particularly complicated drink to make. 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