Old Fashioned Recipe
Classic cocktail with whiskey, bitters, and sugar.
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Ingredients
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Cocktail Ingredients
Method
Preparation Instructions
- 1
Prepare the Glass
Begin by chilling an old fashioned glass (or rocks glass) by placing it in the freezer or filling it with ice water while you prepare the drink.
- 2
Mix Ingredients
In a mixing glass, combine the simple syrup and Angostura bitters. Stir gently to mix.
- 3
Add Whiskey
Pour the bourbon or rye whiskey into the mixing glass with the syrup and bitters mixture.
- 4
Stir and Chill
Add ice cubes to the mixing glass and stir gently for about 20-30 seconds until well-chilled and slightly diluted.
- 5
Prepare the Glass
Remove the old fashioned glass from the freezer or discard the ice water. Strain the mixed drink from the mixing glass into the old fashioned glass filled with fresh ice cubes.
- 6
Garnish
Express the oils from the orange peel over the drink by holding it over the glass and giving it a quick twist, then drop the peel into the glass. Garnish with a maraschino cherry.
- 7
Serve
Serve immediately and enjoy your classic Old Fashioned cocktail.