Cocktail · United States
Old Fashioned
Stir an American Old Fashioned with bourbon or rye, demerara syrup and bitters, with exact oz and ml quantities and an orange peel.
- Yield
- 1 cocktail
- Prep time
- 5 minutes
- Glassware
- Rocks glass
- Base
- Whiskey
Ingredients
- 2 oz (60 ml) bourbon or rye whiskey
- 0.25 oz (7 ml) rich demerara syrup
- 2 dashes aromatic bitters
Garnish
Orange peel
How to make it
- 1Chill a rocks glass and measure each ingredient.
- 2Add bourbon or rye whiskey, rich demerara syrup and aromatic bitters to an ice-filled mixing glass and stir for 20 seconds until cold and lightly diluted.
- 3Strain into the rocks glass over one large fresh ice cube.
- 4Finish with orange peel and serve immediately.
The story behind Old Fashioned
The Old Fashioned grew from the earliest American definition of a cocktail: spirit, sugar, water and bitters. Bourbon and rye made the formula a lasting part of United States bar culture.