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Old Fashioned

IBA official cocktail, The Unforgettables. Whiskey based, stirred, served in a rocks glass.

The original definition of a cocktail: spirit, sugar, water and bitters.

Ingredients

Bourbon45 ml (1½ oz)
Sugar cube1 cube
Angostura bitters2 dashes
Water1 barspoon

Measures for one serve. Open the drink in Bar Bible to scale it to a batch or switch to ounces.

Method

  1. Soak the sugar cube with the bitters in a rocks glass and add a few drops of water.
  2. Muddle until dissolved.
  3. Add ice and the whiskey, then stir gently.
  4. Garnish with orange peel and a cherry.
Glass
Rocks glass
Ice
Large cube
Garnish
Orange peel and a cherry
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