Old Fashioned
The classic whiskey drink. Simple, strong, and very dependent on the bottle you use.
Difficulty
Medium
Glass
Rocks glass
Ice
Serve over one large cube if possible
Tools
Bar spoon
Ingredients
- 2 oz Whiskey Use a bourbon or rye you actually enjoy. This drink exposes the bottle.
- 2–3 dashes Angostura bitters Do not skip the bitters; they make the drink.
- 1/4 oz simple syrup or 1 sugar cube Simple syrup or sugar Simple syrup is easiest. A sugar cube is traditional but takes more stirring.
How to make it
- Add simple syrup or sugar and bitters to a rocks glass.
- Add whiskey.
- Stir until the sugar is dissolved, or until the syrup and bitters are fully mixed.
- Add one large ice cube.
- Stir for 15–20 seconds and garnish with orange peel if you have one.
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