Old Fashioned Recipe

Chill glass (optional)

If desired, place an old-fashioned glass in the freezer for 5–10 minutes or fill it with ice water while you prepare ingredients to slightly chill the glass; discard ice water before proceeding.

Add the simple syrup, Angostura bitters, cherry bitters, and orange bitters to a mixing glass or the chilled old-fashioned glass. Stir briefly to combine the bitters with the syrup.

Pour 2 oz Bulleit Rye into the mixing glass (or into the old-fashioned glass if you're building the drink).

Add a large ice cube (or several large ice cubes) to the glass. Stir gently for about 20–30 seconds in a mixing glass with a bar spoon, or if built in the serving glass, stir until the drink is well chilled and slightly diluted (about 20 seconds).

If you used a mixing glass, strain the chilled cocktail over a fresh large ice cube in the old-fashioned glass.

Express and garnish

Hold a piece of orange peel (pith side toward your palm) about 3–4 inches above the glass and give it a firm bend to express the oils over the surface of the drink. Rub the peel around the rim of the glass, then drop the peel into the drink or rest it on the rim as a garnish.

Serve immediately. Optionally offer a cocktail cherry on the side or dropped into the drink.