Name: Blueberry Old Fashioned
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 5 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Whiskey
Ingredients: 5-6 fresh blueberries, washed; .50 ounce brown sugar simple syrup; .25 ounce lemon juice; 2 dashes toasted pecan bitters; 2 dashes Angostura bitters; 2 ounces Rye Whiskey

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Last Updated on July 26, 2024 by Leah Hall

This Blueberry Old Fashioned is a twist on a Blueberry Pie, but in cocktail form!

We love blueberries in cocktails! Especially with whiskey, these berries are flavorful and a lovely addition to any drink. Try them in a Blueberry Martini, Blueberry Smash, Blueberry Lemonade or a Blueberry Cucumber Gimlet!

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This blueberry old fashioned was inspired by fresh blueberry pie. So, we wanted to have the flavors of a fresh summer pie including brown sugar and/or pecans or almonds in the crust. So, inspired by this we made a brown sugar simple syrup. Then we crushed the fresh blueberries, added in toasted pecans and Angostura bitters, and used a rye whiskey for a bit of spice!

How to Make a Blueberry Old Fashioned

Start off with the brown sugar simple syrup and add the berries in a mixing glass. Muddle berries with the syrup, add in lemon juice, aromatic bitters, toasted pecan bitters, and then rye whiskey with ice.

Stir to chill, and double strain with a Hawthorne strainer and a fine mesh sieve. Put this drink in a rocks glass with a large cube of ice. Garnish as desired.

Tips & Tricks

Garnish – there are some great options for garnishes in this Blueberry Old Fashioned! Try a bunch of fresh blueberries on a cocktail pick, an orange peel or lemon peel, or cinnamon sticks!
Glassware – an Old Fashioned should be served in a rocks glass with a large ice cube.
Bitters – if you can’t find the Toasted Pecan Bitters, try a dash or two of almond bitters or clove bitters, or mix the 2. Otherwise, good old Angostura bitters will work!

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Blueberry Old Fashioned

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 5 minutes

A Blueberry Old Fashioned made like a Blueberry Pie in cocktail form, this is a great whiskey cocktail for sipping all summer long!

Ingredients

5-6 fresh blueberries, washed
.50 ounce brown sugar simple syrup
.25 ounce lemon juice
2 dashes toasted pecan bitters
2 dashes Angostura bitters
2 ounces Rye Whiskey

Instructions

Combine berries and simple syrup in mixing glass.
Muddle the berries and syrup.
Add in bitters and rye whiskey with ice.
Stir at least 2 seconds.
Double strain (with a Hawthorne strainer and fine-mesh strainer) into a rocks glass with large ice cube.
Garnish. Cheers!

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Nutrition Information:

Yield:

Serving Size:

3 ounces
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 574Total Fat: 1.7gSodium: 40mgCarbohydrates: 114.4gFiber: 12.1gSugar: 49.7gProtein: 3.8g

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