Classic whiskey cocktail with Angostura bitters

Old Fashioned

Classic whiskey cocktail with Angostura bitters

classic Difficulty: 1/5 3 min

Ingredients

  • 2-3 dashes Angostura Bitters bitters
    Classic aromatic bitters
  • 2 oz (59.1 ml) Bourbon spirit
    Quality bourbon whiskey
  • 1 cube (1.0 cube) Sugar Cube sweetener
    Demerara sugar preferred
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Instructions

  1. Add sugar cube to mixing glass and saturate with 3 dashes of Angostura bitters
  2. Add 2 oz bourbon whiskey and muddle sugar cube gently
  3. Fill mixing glass with ice and stir until well chilled Stir until glass feels cold
  4. Strain over large ice cube in old fashioned glass
  5. Express orange peel oils over drink and garnish

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