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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 Added to
  • 2 dash angostura bitters Added to
  • 1 barspoon club soda or water Added to
  • 2 ounce rye or bourbon whiskey Added to
  • ice preferably a single large cube Added to
  • orange twist for garnish Added to
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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.

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