Old Fashioned Recipe
A classic cocktail with bourbon, bitters, and sugar.
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Ingredients
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Cocktail Ingredients
Method
Preparation
- 1
Muddle the Sugar
In an Old Fashioned glass, place the sugar cube and add 2 dashes of Angostura bitters. Muddle the sugar and bitters together until the sugar is mostly dissolved.
- 2
- 3
Add Ice
Fill the glass with 4 ice cubes, allowing the bourbon to chill and dilute slightly.
- 4
Garnish
Using a vegetable peeler or knife, cut a strip of orange peel. Squeeze the peel over the drink to release the oils, then drop it into the glass. Add a maraschino cherry on top for garnish.
