What was once considered old-fashioned is once again trendy. The Old Fashion’s roots can be traced back to the late 1800’s when a bartender at the Pendennis club in Louisville, KY decided to serve an old fashioned drink. Mixing simple syrup. angostura bitters along with an orange slice, a cherry and a lemon twist and of course some good old Kentucky bourbon. He called it an “old fashioned cocktail” and the name, more than a hundred years later stuck. It’s still a favorite all around the world.
Ingredients
- 1 teaspoon granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon water
- 2 dashes angostura bitters
- 1 slice orange rind
- 2 ounces rye whiskey or bourbon
- 1 maraschino cherry
Instructions
- In an old fashioned glass, muddle the sugar, water, bitters, and orange rind together until the sugar has dissolved.
- Fill the glass with ice, add the whiskey or bourbon
- Garnish with the cherry.
Cheers!
