Old Fashioned

7 min · Easy · Serves 1

180 kcal per serving · 0g protein

The original cocktail — bourbon, a sugar cube dissolved with bitters, and a big expressed orange peel. Timeless.

Ingredients

• 60 ml Bourbon whiskey
• Sugar cube (or 1 tsp sugar) × 1
• 3 dashes Angostura bitters
• 1 strip Orange peel
• Large ice cube × 1
• 5 ml Water

Method

1. Place a sugar cube

   Place a sugar cube in the bottom of a heavy-bottomed rocks glass.

2. Saturate with 3 dashes

   

   Saturate with 3 dashes of Angostura bitters and a few drops of water.

3. Muddle firmly

   Muddle firmly until the sugar is fully broken down into a syrup.

4. Add the Whiskey

   

   Pour in 60ml of good bourbon (nothing too delicate — look for something with caramel and baking-spice notes).

5. Add Ice & Stir

   

   Drop in one large ice cube (or several smaller ones). Stir gently with a long bar spoon for 20-30 seconds until well chilled and slightly diluted.

6. Cut a wide strip

   Cut a wide strip of orange peel, avoiding the white pith.

7. Hold it peel-side down

   

   Hold it peel-side down over the glass and snap it to express the oils onto the drink — you should see a fine spray.

8. Rub the peel around

   Rub the peel around the rim, then drop it in.