Classic Old Fashioned Cocktail Recipe
This classic Old Fashioned drink is so easy and delicious. It will make you feel like you're on the Mad Men set!
Servings 1 cocktail
Calories 171kcal
Ingredients
- 1 orange wheel (cut in half)
- 2 maraschino cherries (I used a deluxe brand like Luxardo, but regular will do)
- 1 teaspoon water
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 2 dashes bitters (to me, this is optional but have added it in the recipe because it usually goes in an old fashioned, but I prefer the cocktail without it. Angostura is a good solid brand)
- Ice
- 2 ounces bourbon
Instructions
- In a rocks or double old fashioned glass put your orange wheel, maraschino cherry, water, sugar and the optional bitters.1 orange wheel, 2 maraschino cherries, 1 teaspoon water, 1 teaspoon sugar, 2 dashes bitters
- Take a muddler or the back of a spoon and smush the orange and cherry with the water, sugar (and bitters if you use it).
- Put some ice on top of the muddled fruit. Pour the bourbon over the ice.Ice, 2 ounces bourbon
- Take a cocktail spoon and stir thoroughly. Get the bourbon as chilled as you can.
- Sip, smile, and enjoy.
Notes
Helpful tips
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- As always, use a good bourbon whiskey as this cocktail is almost all booze so you will taste the difference. Check out my guide on bourbon for brand recommendations.
- I'm using Knob Creek, but I've also had this cocktail with Buffalo Trace, Woodford Reserve, and Bulleit.
- Some people like rye whiskey in their old fashioned, but I prefer bourbon.
- You can add sugar as I do; another good choice is a sugar cube.
- If you don't have a muddler, use the back of a wooden spoon.
- Use big cubes, since it looks pretty cool in cocktails. Here are the trays that I have.
- Use good cherries like Luxardo cherries.
- Once the bourbon is poured in the glass, use a cocktail spoon to stir it. You want it to be as chilled as you can.
- This cocktail usually is made with a few dashes of bitters. I actually prefer it without the addition, but if you like it with bitters, add it when you muddle the fruit with the water and sugar.
- I say make it both ways to see which you prefer.
- I use a double old-fashioned glass, but it is also typically made in rocks glass.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cocktail | Calories: 171kcal