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Old Fashioned
Bourbon, sugar, bitters, and one good cube.
1 drink4 minutesRocks glass
01 · What you need
Ingredients
- 2 oz bourbonBourbon
- ¼ oz demerara syrupDemerara Syrup
- 2 dashes aromatic bittersAromatic Bitters
- 1 dash orange bittersOrange Bitters
- IceIce
02 · Make it
Method
- 01
Add all ingredients to a rocks glass with one large ice cube.
- 02
Stir until the outside of the glass is cold.
- 03
Express orange oil over the surface.
Happiest note
The best old fashioned is not sweet. The sugar exists to widen the bourbon, not hide it.
Make the bottle
A useful prep, already mapped.
Tonight's Brief
On the chart.
Make it for a crowd
More glasses, same good idea.
For 8, combine 16 oz bourbon, 2 oz demerara syrup, 16 dashes aromatic bitters, and 8 dashes orange bitters. Chill and stir 2¼ oz over a large cube for each guest.
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