Fancy Free
The Fancy Free is an old fashioned-style cocktail made with Bourbon, Maraschino Liqueur, Angostura Bitters and Orange Bitters. It is stirred and served in a cocktail glass, about 32% ABV.
- Method
- Stirred
- Glass
- Cocktail glass
- Served
- Neat/Up
- Strength
- About 32% ABV
- Family
- Old Fashioned
- Listed in
- Difford's Guide Hall of Fame
Ingredients
- 60mlBourbon
- 15mlMaraschino Liqueur
- 1 dashAngostura Bitters
- 1 dashOrange Bitters
How to make it
- Stir all ingredients with ice and strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
Tip: Stir with plenty of cold, hard ice for 20 to 30 seconds. You want it chilled and silky, not cloudy.
About the Fancy Free
First printed in Crosby Gaige's Cocktail Guide and Ladies' Companion (1941). Gaige was a collector rather than a bartender, and liked to give drinks flamboyant names.
Missing something?
- No Bourbon? Use Jim Beam Bourbon (Jim Beam is a bourbon)
- No Bourbon? Use Jack Daniels (Tennessee whiskey is made much like bourbon)
- No Maraschino Liqueur? Use Kirsch (Dry cherry spirit; add a little simple syrup)
- No Angostura Bitters? Use Peychaud's Bitters (Lighter, with more anise)
All swaps for Bourbon, Maraschino Liqueur and Angostura Bitters
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