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Old Fashioned

Old Fashioned

Name: Old Fashioned
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 4 glasses
Ingredients: 240 ml bourbon; 16 g cane sugar; Cinzano Bitter; 20 ml water; orange zest; 12 cubes ice

Jakub SýkoraDrinkAmerican Cuisine x se líbilo

Old Fashioned comes together as an iconic American cocktail of bourbon, cane sugar, bitters, and orange peel. You stir a teaspoon of cane sugar with two dashes of Angostura Bitters and a splash of water in a rocks glass, add a large ice cube, and pour in 60 ml of bourbon. You stir with a bar spoon for 25-30 seconds until the drink is well chilled. You twist a strip of orange peel over the glass, wipe the rim, and drop it in as a garnish.

Příprava: 5min

Vaření: 0min

CELKOVÝ ČAS: 5min

Step by step process

Making the Cocktail

1
Add one teaspoon of cane sugar and two dashes of Angostura Bitters to each old fashioned (or rocks) glass. This cocktail starts right here: add a teaspoon of water and use a muddler or the back of a bar spoon to work the sugar and bitters together. Press and rotate slowly until the sugar nearly dissolves and the mixture thickens to a lightly syrupy consistency. The whole process takes about 20 seconds and sets the flavor foundation of the drink.
2
Place one large round ice cube into the glass, or use several larger pieces. A big cube melts slowly, keeping dilution in check - that matters with bourbon. Pour in 60 ml of bourbon. Stir with a bar spoon for 25 to 30 seconds using slow, even circular motions. You want the drink well chilled and gently diluted. Stop before it tastes watery.

Serving

3
Cut a strip of fresh orange peel, about 5 cm long. Hold it over the glass and give it a sharp twist to release the essential oils. You will see tiny droplets form on the surface of the drink. Rub the peel around the rim of the glass, then drop it in as a garnish.
4
Serve immediately with a short stirrer or without a straw. This drink rewards patience. Sip slowly, let the bourbon open up, and savor every mouthful. Add a cocktail cherry as a traditional garnish if you have one on hand.