Old Fashioned Recipe
Classic cocktail with bourbon and bitters
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Ingredients
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Cocktail Ingredients
Method
Cocktail Preparation
- 1
Muddle the Sugar and Bitters
In an Old Fashioned glass, place the sugar cube and add 2 dashes of Angostura bitters. Add 1 teaspoon of water as well. Muddle the mixture gently with a muddler or the back of a spoon until the sugar is dissolved.
- 2
- 3
Add Ice
Fill the glass with one large ice cube or several smaller cubes, depending on your preference.
- 4
Stir the Cocktail
Gently stir the mixture for about 15 seconds to combine the ingredients and chill the drink.
- 5
Garnish
Express the oils from a piece of orange peel over the drink by holding the peel over the glass and giving it a slight twist. Drop the peel into the glass as a garnish. Add a maraschino cherry on top for additional garnish.