Old Fashioned

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Old Fashioned
Photo: Erich Wagner ( www.eventografie.de ) — via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Prep5 min
Total5 min

The original cocktail — bourbon sweetened with sugar, seasoned with bitters, and finished with an orange twist. Timeless and spirit-forward.

Ingredients

Serves:1
  • 60 ml bourbon or rye whiskey
  • 1 tsp white sugar
  • 2 dashes Angostura bitters
  • 1 tsp water
  • 1 piece large ice cube
  • 1 strip orange peel

Nutrition (estimated)

medium confidence
345kcal · per serving
6.2g
Protein
44g
Carbs
1g
Fat

Recipe total: 345 kcal · P 6.2g · C 44g · F 1g

Estimated from 6 of 6 ingredients

Approximate estimate, calculated from the ingredients.

Video

Video: How I Make an Old Fashioned | the ONE cocktail you must know by Anders Erickson on YouTube

Steps

  1. 1
    Add sugar, bitters, and water to a rocks glass. Stir until the sugar dissolves.
  2. 2
    Add a large ice cube.
  3. 3
    Pour the whiskey over the ice.
  4. 4
    Stir gently for 20–30 seconds.
  5. 5
    Express an orange peel over the glass, rub it around the rim, and drop it in.
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Questions and answers

How long does Old Fashioned take to make?

About 5 minutes.

What are the proportions for Old Fashioned?

60 ml bourbon or rye whiskey; 1 tsp white sugar; 2 dashes Angostura bitters; 1 tsp water; 1 piece large ice cube; 1 strip orange peel.

How many servings does this Old Fashioned recipe make?

1 serving. The servings buttons above the ingredients rescale every amount.

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