Old Fashioned Recipe
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Ingredients
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Main Ingredients
Method
Preparation
- 1
Prepare the Glass
Start by selecting a lowball or rocks glass and chill it by filling it with ice water. Set it aside while you prepare the cocktail.
- 2
Mix the Ingredients
In a mixing glass, add the bourbon or rye whiskey, simple syrup, and Angostura bitters. Fill the mixing glass with ice cubes.
- 3
Stir the Mixture
Stir the mixture gently for about 30 seconds until well chilled and diluted to your desired taste.
- 4
Prepare the Glass Again
Empty the ice water from the chilled glass and add fresh ice cubes to fill it halfway.
- 5
Strain the Cocktail
Strain the chilled mixture from the mixing glass into the prepared rocks glass over the fresh ice.
- 6
Garnish
Express the oils from the orange peel over the drink by holding it over the glass and giving it a gentle twist. Add the twisted peel to the glass as a garnish, along with a maraschino cherry.