Old Fashioned Recipe
A timeless cocktail made with bourbon, sugar, and bitters.
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Ingredients
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Cocktail Ingredients
Method
Preparation Steps
- 1
Muddle Sugar and Bitters
In a rocks glass, place the sugar cube and add the Angostura bitters on top. Muddle them together until the sugar is dissolved.
- 2
- 3
Add Ice
Add ice cubes to the glass. Ideally, use one large ice cube or a few smaller ones to chill the drink without diluting it too quickly.
- 4
Garnish
Using a vegetable peeler, cut a strip of orange peel. Twist it over the drink to release the oils, then drop it into the glass. Optionally, add a maraschino cherry on top for garnish.