Old Fashioned Recipe

Make simple turbinado syrup

Place 3 tablespoons turbinado sugar in a small heatproof container. Add 3 tablespoons hot water (not boiling) and stir until sugar fully dissolves. Let cool to room temperature. Transfer to a small jar and refrigerate. Yields about 6 tablespoons (3 oz), enough for several cocktails. Use 0.25 oz per Old Fashioned.

Add ingredients to mixing glass

In a mixing glass or rocks glass, add 0.25 oz cooled turbinado syrup, 2 dashes Fee Brothers Orange Bitters and 1 dash Angostura bitters (optional).

Add bourbon and ice

Pour 2 oz Four Roses Small Batch Bourbon into the glass. Add a large ice cube or enough large chunks to fill most of the glass.

Stir to chill and dilute

If using a mixing glass, stir with a bar spoon for 20–30 seconds until the outside of the glass feels cold and properly diluted (~15-20% dilution target for spirit-forward drinks). If built in the rocks glass, gently stir with a spoon for 20–30 seconds.

Express and garnish

Take an orange peel and hold it over the glass, skin side down. Give a firm twist to express oils over the surface, then wipe the rim with the peel and drop it into the drink as garnish.

Serve

Serve immediately on the rocks with the large cube. Encourage sipping slowly to enjoy the balance of bourbon, turbinado sweetness, and orange bitters.