Old Fashioned Recipe
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Ingredients
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Main Ingredients
Method
Preparation
- 1
Prepare the Glass
Take an old-fashioned glass or a lowball glass and place it on a clean, flat surface.
- 2
Add Bitters
Add 2 dashes of Angostura bitters into the glass.
- 3
Add Simple Syrup
Pour 1 teaspoon of simple syrup into the glass with the bitters.
- 4
Mix the Ingredients
Use a muddler or the back of a spoon to gently stir the bitters and simple syrup together.
- 5
Add Whiskey
Pour 2 oz of bourbon or rye whiskey into the glass over the muddled mixture.
- 6
Add Ice
Fill the glass with one large ice cube or several smaller ice cubes to chill the drink.
- 7
Stir the Drink
Stir gently for about 15-20 seconds to combine the ingredients and chill the drink.
- 8
Garnish
Twist a piece of orange peel over the drink to release its oils and drop it in. Add a maraschino cherry for garnish.