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Old Fashioned Cocktail
The classic Old Fashioned is whiskey with a bit of sugar, aromatic bitters, and dilution in some form, from a splash of either water or club soda. The earliest mention of an Old Fashioned–style drink is from 1806: Drinks writer Robert Simonson, author of The Old-Fashioned: The Story of the World’s First Classic Cocktail, calls this “the primordial cocktail,” older than either the martini or the Manhattan Drink.
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Ingredients
number of servings
1
- 1 teaspoon superfine sugar
- 2 dash angostura bitters
- 1 barspoon club soda or water
- 2 ounce rye or bourbon whiskey
- ice preferably a single large cube
- orange twist for garnish
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Directions
5 min.
1. Step
Measure the sugar into a chilled Old Fashioned glass and add the bitters. Splash in the club soda or water.
2. Step
Add the whiskey and ice. With a barspoon, stir until chilled, about 30 seconds.
3. Step
Rub the orange twist around the rim of the glass, drop it into the cocktail, and serve.