Old Fashioned Recipe

Time10m

Serves1

Bourbon, bitters, sugar, and orange peel.

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Ingredients

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1
Muddle the Sugar
In an Old Fashioned glass, place the sugar cube and add 1 teaspoon of water. Muddle the sugar and water together until the sugar is dissolved.
2
Add Bitters
Add 2 dashes of bitters to the muddled sugar mixture in the glass.
3
Pour the Bourbon
Pour 2 ounces of bourbon over the muddled sugar and bitters in the glass.
4
Add Ice
Fill the glass with large ice cubes to chill the drink, allowing it to dilute slightly.
5
Garnish with Orange Peel
Take a piece of orange peel and twist it over the drink to express the oils, then drop it into the glass as a garnish.
6
Stir and Serve
Gently stir the cocktail to combine all the ingredients, then enjoy your Old Fashioned.