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An Old Fashioned cocktail is a simple recipe yet somehow so many bars get it wrong. If you order an Old Fashioned at a bar, and the drink comes to you full to the brim, send it back–that’s not an Old Fashioned! Let me show you why.
An old fashioned is made with bourbon or whisky, bitters, and a sugar cube (or some other sweetener) and garnished with a twist of orange and a cherry. It’s essentially a shot served over ice–preferably one of these large, single ice cubes that are really easy to make in an ice cube mold I got off of Amazon. I always have two trays filled in the freezer at all time!
Sometimes, the bar will top it off with club soda, but that’s not an Old Fashioned, and it just doesn’t taste as good. And how could it? It’s watered down!
This easy old fashioned recipe is one of my go-to drinks that makes an excellent night-cap. The best Old Fashioned cocktails use premium cocktail cherries, and you can’t find those at the grocery store. Luckily, Amazon sells them, and I make sure to keep a couple jars on hand so we never run out!
Easy Old Fashioned Cocktail Recipe
Ingredients:
- 1 sugar cube
- 3 dashes of Augusta bitters (about ½-1 Tsp depending on how strong you prefer)
- 2 oz. bourbon
- Ice cube
- Cherry
- Orange peel
How to Make an Old Fashioned Cocktail:
- Add a sugar cube and 3 dashes of bitters to a lowball glass. Crush the sugar cube, mixing it in with the bitters.
- Add a shot (2 oz.) of bourbon or whisky to the glass and stir with muddler.
- Peel a strip of orange peel and squeeze it over the drink.
- Add your giant ice cube.
- Using a bamboo cocktail pick, skewer the orange slice with the cocktail cherry and garnish.
- Enjoy! 🙂
