Name: Toronto Old Fashioned
Prep time: 2 min
Total time: 2 min
Yield: 1 cocktail
Cuisine: Cocktails
Ingredients: 2 oz rye whiskey; ¼ oz Fernet-Branca; ¼ oz demerara syrup; 2 Angostura bitters

The Toronto cocktail — an Old Fashioned riff that adds a small measure of Fernet-Branca to Canadian rye whiskey. The menthol and herbal complexity of the Fernet transforms the familiar spirit-sweetener-bitters formula into something distinctly bracing and modern.

combine and stir

lowball glass

rye whiskey

Fernet-Branca

demerara syrup

Angostura bitters

orange twist

Toronto Old Fashioned

Cocktails with pronounced herbal or botanical character from mint, basil, sage, thyme, rosemary, Chartreuse, or herbal liqueurs. Herbal notes feel green, fresh, and aromatic.

Herbal

Cocktails with a pronounced bitter backbone, typically from amari, Campari, gentian, or bitters. Bitter drinks stimulate the appetite and pair especially well with other bold flavors.

Bitter

Spirit-forward cocktails where the alcohol is the main event, typically stirred builds on ice. Boozy drinks reward sipping.

Boozy

Cocktails where no single element dominates — the spirit, acid, and sweetness are in harmony. Classic sours and well-built stirred drinks often land here.

Toronto Old Fashioned

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