Old Fashioned Recipe

Time10m

Serves1

Classic whiskey cocktail with bitters and sugar.

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Ingredients

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1
Muddle Sugar and Bitters
In a mixing glass, place the sugar cube and add 2 dashes of Angostura bitters. Muddle the mixture until the sugar is dissolved.
2
Add Whiskey
Pour 2 oz of bourbon or rye whiskey into the mixing glass with the muddled sugar and bitters.
3
Add Ice
Add 3 ice cubes to the mixing glass. Stir the mixture gently for about 20 seconds to chill and dilute the cocktail.
4
Strain and Serve
Strain the cocktail into a rocks glass filled with fresh ice or a single large ice cube.
5
Garnish
Express the oils from a strip of orange peel over the drink, then drop it in. Optionally, garnish with a cherry on top.