Old Fashioned Recipe
Bourbon, sugar, and bitters garnished with an orange slice and cherry.
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Ingredients
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Main Ingredients
Garnish
Method
Preparation
- 1
Muddle the Sugar
Place the sugar cube in an old-fashioned glass. Add the two dashes of Angostura bitters on top of the sugar cube. Use a muddler or the back of a spoon to crush the sugar cube until it dissolves slightly with the bitters.
- 2
- 3
Add Ice
Add a large ice cube or several smaller ones to the glass to chill the drink without diluting it too quickly.
- 4
Garnish
Garnish the drink with an orange slice and a maraschino cherry on top. You can also express the oils from the orange peel over the drink before adding the slice for extra flavor.
