Florida Old Fashioned

About the Florida Old Fashioned

Few cocktails are more direct about what they are than an Old Fashioned, and the Florida Old Fashioned keeps that honesty intact: sugar, Angostura bitters, and Timber Creek’s Florida Whiskey, stirred with ice and finished with an orange peel. It is a timeless, spirit forward classic, and because the recipe leaves almost nowhere to hide, the character of the whiskey ends up doing nearly all the talking. That’s where Timber Creek’s grain to glass approach shows up most clearly.

Florida Whiskey is distilled from grains grown and processed on the family’s 240 acre farm in Crestview, and through the distillery’s proprietary PureBlend process, each grain is distilled separately, aged in its own barrel, and then blended by component rather than mashed together from the start. In a simple, stirred cocktail like this one, that layered blending translates into real depth: a grain sweetness up front, a gentle spice in the middle, and a warm, rounded finish that a flatter, mass produced whiskey usually can’t match. To build it, muddle the sugar cube with the bitters and a splash of water in the bottom of a rocks glass until dissolved, add the whiskey and ice, and stir, don’t shake, until well chilled.

Express an orange peel over the top to release its oils, then drop it in or drape it over the rim. The whole process takes under a minute, but the stirring matters; it keeps the drink’s texture silky rather than diluted and aerated the way shaking would leave it. An Old Fashioned is an evening cocktail, suited to slower moments: a charcuterie spread before dinner, a grilled steak alongside it, or simply a quiet drink to close out the day.

It rewards patience, both in the making and the drinking, since the flavors open up more as the ice slowly melts and softens the pour. Sip it slowly and drink responsibly, letting the whiskey’s layers unfold at their own pace.

Few cocktails are more direct about what they are than an Old Fashioned, and the Florida Old Fashioned keeps that honesty intact: sugar, Angostura bitters, and Timber Creek’s Florida Whiskey, stirred with ice and finished with an orange peel. It is a timeless, spirit forward classic, and because the recipe leaves almost nowhere to hide, the character of the whiskey ends up doing nearly all the talking. That’s where Timber Creek’s grain to glass approach shows up most clearly.

Florida Whiskey is distilled from grains grown and processed on the family’s 240 acre farm in Crestview, and through the distillery’s proprietary PureBlend process, each grain is distilled separately, aged in its own barrel, and then blended by component rather than mashed together from the start. In a simple, stirred cocktail like this one, that layered blending translates into real depth: a grain sweetness up front, a gentle spice in the middle, and a warm, rounded finish that a flatter, mass produced whiskey usually can’t match. To build it, muddle the sugar cube with the bitters and a splash of water in the bottom of a rocks glass until dissolved, add the whiskey and ice, and stir, don’t shake, until well chilled.

Express an orange peel over the top to release its oils, then drop it in or drape it over the rim. The whole process takes under a minute, but the stirring matters; it keeps the drink’s texture silky rather than diluted and aerated the way shaking would leave it. An Old Fashioned is an evening cocktail, suited to slower moments: a charcuterie spread before dinner, a grilled steak alongside it, or simply a quiet drink to close out the day.

It rewards patience, both in the making and the drinking, since the flavors open up more as the ice slowly melts and softens the pour. Sip it slowly and drink responsibly, letting the whiskey’s layers unfold at their own pace.