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Classic specification in the public domain. Status: DEMO.

easy

Old Fashioned

Spirit, sugar, bitters, and citrus oil. The demo links it to whisky because that is the usual modern serve.

Ingredients

  • 60 ml bourbon or rye
  • 5 ml sugar syrup, or 1 sugar cube with a splash of water
  • 2 dashes aromatic bitters

Preparation

  1. Stir the spirit, sugar, and bitters with ice until cold.
  2. Strain over a large cube.
  3. Express an orange peel. A cherry is optional, not traditional law.
Glass
Rocks
Garnish
Orange peel
Origin
The name describes a whiskey cocktail of an older style. It is American bar history, not a single patented recipe.
Alcohol
Not calculated.
Related spirits
WhiskyBourbonRye

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