Old Fashioned Recipe
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Ingredients
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Cocktail Base
Garnish & Finish
If using a sugar cube
Method
Prepare Glass & Sweetener
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.
Build Cocktail
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.
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.
Garnish & Serve
Drop the twisted orange peel into the glass. Optionally add a Luxardo or maraschino cherry on a pick. Serve immediately.
