Old Fashioned

 

Old Fashioned
 
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Ingredients
  • 1 sugar cube
  • 5-7 drops bitters
  • 3 oz bourbon
  • ice
Instructions
  1. Place one sugar cube in a rocks glass
  2. Douse with bitters of choice (either 5-7 drops from a dropper, or 2-3 dashes from a shaker-style bottle)
  3. Hold the glass with one hand and solidly tap the sugar cube with the muddler until it breaks. Continue to muddle with a push-twist movement until very mashed
  4. Add 3 oz bourbon and stir, stir, stir until sugar begins to dissolve
  5. Add ice cubes to ⅓ full and stir, stir, stir
  6. Add ice cubes to ⅔ full and stir, stir, stir
  7. Fill glass with ice and stir until the glass frosts
  8. Garnish with an orange peel, rubbing the outside of the peel around the rim of the glass and twist over the top of the cocktail before placing in glass
  9. Enjoy!