Old Fashioned Cocktail
Old Fashioned
An Old Fashioned is more of a style, like a highball. Â It was probably the first cocktail which is simply spirit, sugar, water and bitters. Nothing else except maybe a garnish. Â While it was most likely first made with brandy, today it is a given it is made with bourbon whiskey. If whiskey is not your thing, you can obviously have something like a Rum, Tequila or Mezcal old fashioned, and they will all taste great because you are wanting to taste the spirit here more than anything, and those are easily interchangeable since the rest is just sugar, a solace of water, and of course the bitters.
INGREDIENTS
- 1.5 or 2 ounces of bourbon (or spirit of choice)
- 1/4 ounce of water
- 1 sugar cube (or packet of sugar) OR 1 teaspoon simple syrup
- 1-2 dashes Angostura Bitters
- 1-2 dashes Orange Bitters
METHOD
- Place the sugar in the bottom of a rocks glass.
- Soak the sugar with bitters
- Add a splash of water to dissolve, muddle if needed (some use a splash of seltzer, or club soda)
- Add ice, stir well, serve (you might even remove the melted ice and replace with a single large ice cube for a better presentation and/or so the ice does not dilute the drink too quickly.
- Garnish is typically a cocktail cherry although a flamed orange peel also adds a nice touch, especially because of the fragrance.
