Old Fashioned Recipe

Time10m

Serves1

Classic cocktail with bourbon, sugar, bitters, and an orange twist.

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Ingredients

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1
Prepare the Glass
Take a rocks glass and add 1 teaspoon of granulated sugar to the bottom.
2
Add Bitters
Add 2 dashes of Angostura bitters over the sugar in the glass.
3
Dissolve Sugar
Add 1 teaspoon of water to the glass and stir gently with a spoon until the sugar is dissolved.
4
Add Bourbon
Pour 2 ounces of bourbon into the glass over the dissolved sugar and bitters mixture.
5
Add Ice
Add 3 ice cubes to the glass to chill the cocktail.
6
Garnish
Take a piece of orange peel, twist it over the drink to release the oils, and then drop it into the glass as a garnish.
7
Serve
Serve the Old Fashioned immediately and enjoy!