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Old Fashioned

Bourbon, sugar, bitters, and one good cube.

1 drink4 minutesRocks glass

01 · What you need

Ingredients

02 · Make it

Method

  1. 01

    Add all ingredients to a rocks glass with one large ice cube.

  2. 02

    Stir until the outside of the glass is cold.

  3. 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

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Technique

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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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