Old Fashioned Recipe
A traditional cocktail made with bourbon, bitters, and sugar.
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Ingredients
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Cocktail Ingredients
Method
Preparation Steps
- 1
Muddle the Sugar
In an old-fashioned glass, place the sugar cube. Add the Angostura bitters and water over the sugar. Use a muddler or the back of a spoon to crush and dissolve the sugar into the bitters and water.
- 2
- 3
Pour the Bourbon
Pour 2 ounces of bourbon over the ice in the glass. Stir gently to combine the ingredients.
- 4
Garnish
Express the oils from a strip of orange peel over the drink by holding it over the glass and giving it a twist. Drop the peel into the drink for garnish. Finally, add a maraschino cherry on top.