The Rockford Old Fashioned Recipe

Cocktail Preparation

1. 1

   Prepare the Glass

   Begin by chilling an old-fashioned glass. You can do this by filling it with ice water while you prepare the cocktail.

2. 2

   Muddle the Sugar

   In a mixing glass, place the sugar cube at the bottom. Add 2 dashes of Angostura bitters and 2 dashes of Peychaud's bitters on top of the sugar cube.

3. 3

   Dissolve the Sugar

   Using a muddler, gently press down on the sugar cube to break it apart. Stir the mixture until the sugar is mostly dissolved.

4. 4

   Add Bourbon and Vermouth

   Pour in 2 oz of Buffalo Trace Bourbon and 1 oz of Carpano Antica Sweet Vermouth over the muddled sugar and bitters mixture.

5. 5

   Stir the Mixture

   Add 3 ice cubes to the mixing glass and stir the cocktail gently for about 30 seconds until well chilled.

6. 6

   Strain into Glass

   Discard the ice water from your chilled old-fashioned glass. Strain the cocktail mixture into the glass over a single large ice cube or leave it neat.

7. 7

   Garnish

   Take a piece of orange peel and express the oils over the drink by holding it over the glass and giving it a slight twist. Optionally, you can also drop the peel into the glass as a garnish.