Old Fashioned Recipe

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5 from 6 votes

Prep Time 5

Total Time 5

Yield 1 drink

Category Cocktails / Drinks

Cuisine Amercican

Description

The perfect Old Fashioned Cocktail recipe! It's simple, not too sweet, and perfectly balanced with bitters.

Ingredients

▢ 2 ounces bourbon and/or rye whiskey
▢ ⅓ ounce rich simple syrup
▢ 3 dashes angostura bitters
▢ 3 dashes orange bitters
▢ orange peel, for garnish, optional
▢ maraschino cherry, for garnish, optional

Instructions

Add whiskey, simple syrup, and bitters to a mixing glass. Add 4 ice cubes and stir until chilled, about 15 seconds.
Strain cocktail into a rocks glass with one large ice cube set in it.
Express oils of orange peel over top. Add cherry, if using. Serve immediately.

Equipment

jigger

cocktail mixing glass

cocktail spoon

rocks glass

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Notes

A rich simple syrup is made with 2:1 ratio of sugar to water. Combine in a saucepan and cook over medium heat just until the sugar is dissolved.

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