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Old Fashioned
The original cocktail, dating back to the early 1800s. Sugar, bitters, water, and whiskey — the definition of a cocktail before the word meant anything more complex. Stirred, not shaken, with a large ice cube.
Prep5 minutes
Cook0 minutes
Serves1 cocktail
Ingredients
- 2 oz bourbon or rye whiskey
- 1 sugar cube (or 1/4 oz simple syrup)
- 2 dashes Angostura bitters
- Splash of water
- Orange peel and cherry for garnish
Instructions
- 1. If using a sugar cube: place it in a rocks glass, add bitters and a splash of water, muddle until dissolved.
- 2. If using simple syrup: combine syrup and bitters in the glass.
- 3. Add whiskey and a large ice cube.
- 4. Stir for 15-20 seconds.
- 5. Express orange peel oils over the glass and add as garnish.
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