Best Bourbon Old Fashioned

Name: Best Bourbon Old Fashioned
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 1 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 tsp simple syrup ((made with turbinado sugar // see notes for method)); 3 dashes Angostura bitters; 3 dashes orange bitters; 1 large ice cube; 2 oz bourbon ((we prefer Angel's Envy, Four Roses small batch, or Heaven's Door)); 1 piece orange peel; 1 whole cocktail cherry ((we prefer Woodford Reserve or Jack Rudy))

The perfected recipe for how to make a bar-quality Old Fashioned cocktail at home, every time. Just 6 ingredients and simple methods required.

🌍American 🏷️Old fashioned

Total

5 min

Servings

1

Difficulty

Medium

Est. Cost

$16–$26

Recipe Source

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From Minimalist Baker · by Minimalist Baker

Ingredients

2 tsp simple syrup ((made with turbinado sugar // see notes for method))

3 dashes Angostura bitters

3 dashes orange bitters

1 large ice cube

2 oz bourbon ((we prefer Angel's Envy, Four Roses small batch, or Heaven's Door))

1 piece orange peel

1 whole cocktail cherry ((we prefer Woodford Reserve or Jack Rudy))

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Instructions

1
To a cocktail glass, add 2 tsp (2 bar spoons) of simple syrup (we prefer making our simple syrup with 1 part turbinado sugar and 1 part water — see notes for method).
2
Add 3 dashes Angostura bitters.
3
Add 3 dashes orange bitters.
4
Add a large ice cube to the glass.
5
Add 2 ounces (60 ml) of bourbon.
6
Stir, ideally for 1 minute and for at least 20 seconds.
7
Spritz an orange peel over the glass to release its oils. Then twist the peel and add to the glass.
8
Top with a cocktail cherry.
9
Cheers and repeat!