Old Fashion Recipe

Add ingredients to mixing glass

Place a mixing glass or lowball mixing vessel on your bar surface. Add 2 oz Bulleit 95 Rye and 0.25 oz simple syrup to the glass.

Add bitters

Add 3 dashes of Angostura bitters directly into the mixing glass with the whiskey and simple syrup.

Add ice and stir

Fill the mixing glass with plenty of ice (large cubes preferred). Stir gently with a bar spoon for 20–30 seconds (about 20–30 full rotations) until the mixture is well chilled, slightly diluted, and properly integrated. Aim for a slight frosting on the outside of the glass and about 25–30% dilution by taste.

Prepare serving glass

Place a single large ice cube (or a few large cubes) into a chilled Old Fashioned (lowball) glass.

Strain

Using a Hawthorne strainer, strain the stirred cocktail from the mixing glass into the serving glass over the large ice cube.

Express orange peel

Take the orange peel and hold it over the glass, skin side down. Give it a firm twist to express the oils over the cocktail, then rub the rim of the glass with the peel and drop it into the drink (or discard, per preference).

Finish with cherry

Garnish with 1 Bordeaux cherry by dropping it into the glass or skewering it on a toothpick and resting it across the rim.