Old Fashioned Recipe

Time10m

Serves1

A timeless cocktail with bourbon, sugar, and bitters.

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Ingredients

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1
Muddle the Sugar
In a rocks glass, place the sugar cube. Add 2 dashes of Angostura bitters over the sugar.
2
Add Water
Add a few drops of water to the glass to help dissolve the sugar. Muddle the sugar and bitters together until the sugar is mostly dissolved.
3
Add Bourbon
Pour 2 oz of bourbon into the glass over the muddled sugar and bitters mixture.
4
Add Ice
Add 3 ice cubes to the glass to chill the cocktail.
5
Garnish
Express the oils from the orange peel over the drink and then place the peel into the glass. Finally, add a maraschino cherry on top as a garnish.
6
Serve
Stir the cocktail gently to combine the ingredients. Enjoy your Old Fashioned!