OLD FASHIONED COCKTAIL RECIPE
An Old Fashioned cocktail is a rich complex blend of flavors, with a hint of sweetness, a trace of citrus and satisfying smooth finish.
Servings
1cocktail
Servings
1cocktail
Ingredients
  • 2ounces Rye Whiskey or Bourbon
  • 1/2ounce Simple syrup
  • 2dashes Angostura Bitters
  • 2dashes Orange Bitters
  • 2 Cherries
  • 1 Orange peel
Instructions
  1. Add one or two cherries to an old old fashioned glass and lightly mash with a muddler.
  2. Take an orange peel and rub around the inside of the glass rim, then add peel to the cherries.
  3. Add ice cubes, rye whiskey, simple sugar, and bitters.
  4. Stir to combine and serve.
Recipe Notes

Recipe Tips

Muddling the cherries is completely optional. I suggest only mashing the cherries once or twice with a muddler.

Rubbing the orange peel around the inside rim of the glass to release the citrus oil, is an unexpected trick that your guests will appreciate.

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