Ancestral

Primary Family

Spirit-Forward

Defaults

Method
Stirred
Glass
Rocks
Ice
Large Cube
Structure
Spirit, Bitters, Sugar
Formula Detail
Spirit, Bitters, Sugar
Strength
Strong
Served
Cold
Era
1800s - The original cocktail
Flags
Spirit-Forward, Bitters-Forward
Canonical Examples
Old Fashioned, Sazerac, Improved Whiskey Cocktail, Oaxaca Old Fashioned , Fancy Free
Key Technique
Stirred
Bar Notes
Show when user wants classic, simple, spirit-focused drinks. Strong, minimal ingredients, no citrus. Perfect for whiskey/rum/brandy base.

Combinatorial Matrix

8,423,688 possible combinations · 28 known recipes

Formula
Spirit, Bitters, Sugar

Spirit

294

Bitters

116

Sugar

247

The Story

The formula that defined the cocktail itself in 1806. Every drink you know began here: spirit, sugar, water, bitters.

Drinks in this family(28)

Caipirinha
Muddled
Caipironska
Shaken
Cinnamon & Black Walnut Old Fashioned
Built
Corn 'N' Oil
Shaken
Cryo-Basil Smash
Shaken
Fancy Free
Stirred
Flat White Old Fashioned
Stirred
Four Horsemen
Shaken
Godmother
Built
Grand Old Fashioned
Stirred
Improved Whiskey Cocktail
Stirred
Liquid Cocaine
Shaken
Loch Lomond
Stirred
M&M
Built
Matcha Old Fashioned
Stirred
Mexican Candy
Shaken
Mint Julep
Muddled
Oaxaca Old Fashioned
Stirred
Old Fashioned★
Built
Pink Gin
Stirred
Rum Old-fashioned
Stirred
Rusty Nail
Stirred
Sazerac
Stirred
Spiritless Kentucky Old Fashioned
Stirred
The Sugar Man
Stirred
Ti Punch
Shaken
Toronto
Stirred
Winter Pine Old Fashioned
Stirred