Old Fashioned

The Old Fashioned cocktail is a pre-Prohibition American cocktail.

Ingredients

• 1 shot Rye
• Half-slice of orange
• 1 tsp Sugar (or simple syrup)
• Angostura bitters

Garnishes

• Maraschino Cherry
• Orange

Glass

• Old-Fashioned Glass

Instructions

1. Place sugar in glass; add water (~1 tsp) to dissolve
2. Muddle in bitters and orange slice
3. Fill with ice, add whiskey
4. Garnish with cherry

Variations

• The amount of whiskey may be increased
• The Brandy Old Fashioned is popular in some areas, and a rum analogue can be made as well
• This drink is often served essentially as a highball, but this practice is frowned upon by experts

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