Old Fashioned Recipe

Inspired by Cafe 22

Time5m

Serves1

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Ingredients

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1
Dissolve sugar and bitters
If using a sugar cube: place the sugar cube in a rocks glass, add 2 dashes of Angostura bitters and about 1/4 tsp water. Muddle until the sugar mostly dissolves and forms a paste. If using simple syrup: add 1/2 tsp simple syrup and 2 dashes bitters directly to the glass and stir to combine.

2
Add whiskey and ice
Add the large ice cube (or several ice cubes) to the glass, then pour 2 oz bourbon or rye whiskey over the ice.
3
Stir
Stir gently for about 20–30 seconds (10–15 full revolutions) until chilled and slightly diluted. This chills the spirit and integrates the sweetener and bitters.

4
Express orange oils
Hold an orange peel skin-side down over the glass and give it a firm twist to express the oils onto the surface of the cocktail. Optionally, rub the peel around the glass rim to add aroma.
5
Drop the twisted orange peel into the glass. Optionally add a Luxardo or maraschino cherry on a pick. Serve immediately.