Shake

Old Fashioned

BuildRocksGarnish: Orange peel

Ingredients

  • Buffalo Trace Bourbon
    2 oz
  • Simple syrup
    ¼ oz
  • Angostura Aromatic Bitters
    2 dash

Method

In a rocks glass, combine syrup and bitters. Add bourbon and stir. Add a large ice cube and stir gently to chill. Express an orange peel over the glass and use it as garnish.

Notes

The Old Fashioned is arguably the original definition of 'cocktail': spirit, sugar, water, bitters. Use a high-rye bourbon or rye whiskey for a spicier result. Demerara 2:1 syrup adds molasses depth that white simple syrup lacks.