STORY

The Old Fashioned is a cocktail made by muddling sugar with bitters, adding whiskey or, less commonly, Cognac, and garnishing with a twist of citrus rind. It is traditionally served in an old fashioned glass (also known as rocks glass), which predated the cocktail.

INGREDIENTS

• 45 ml/ 1 ½ oz. Rye Whiskey
• 1 sugar cube
• 2 dashes Angostura bitters
• a few dashes plain water

METHOD

1. Place sugar cube in old fashioned glass and saturate with bitters.
2. Add a dash of plain water.
3. Muddle until dissolved.
4. Fill the glass with ice cubes and add whiskey.
5. Garnish with orange twist and a cocktail cherry.

NOTES

Instead of Rye Whiskey you can also use Bourbon Whiskey.

SHOPPING LIST

1. Rye Whiskey | USA* | UK* | Germany*
2. Angostura bitters | USA* | UK* | Germany*
3. Glasses | USA* | UK* | Germany*