Rum Old Fashioned Recipe

Cocktail

1. 1

   Chill glass

   Place an old fashioned glass in the freezer for a few minutes or fill it with ice water to cool while you prepare the cocktail.

2. 2

   Add sweetener

   If using syrup: add 0.25 oz (1/4 oz) of simple or demerara syrup to a mixing glass. If using a sugar cube: place the sugar cube in the mixing glass, add a few drops of water and muddle until the sugar is mostly dissolved.

3. 3

   Add bitters

   Add 2 dashes of Angostura bitters and 1 dash of orange bitters to the mixing glass with the sweetener. Stir briefly to combine and dissolve any remaining sugar.

4. 4

   Add rum and ice

   Pour 2 oz Ron Zacapa 23yr rum into the mixing glass. Add enough ice to fill the mixing glass.

5. 5

   Stir

   Stir the mixture gently for 20–30 seconds with a bar spoon until well chilled and slightly diluted (should reduce temperature and dilute by about 20–25%).

6. 6

   Prepare glass

   Discard the chilling ice or water from the old fashioned glass. Place a large ice cube in the chilled glass.

7. 7

   Strain

   Strain the stirred cocktail from the mixing glass into the old fashioned glass over the large ice cube.

8. 8

   Express orange peel

   Take the orange peel and hold it with the outside facing down over the drink. Give a firm squeeze to express the oils across the surface, then rub the peel around the glass rim and drop it into the drink as garnish.

9. 9

   Serve

   Serve immediately. Optionally, add an extra dash of orange bitters on top for aroma.