Best Bourbon Old Fashioned

Name: Only Recipes
Rating: 4.9 (1247 reviews)

Beverage

172 kcal / serving

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

Ingredients

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2 tspsimple syrup ((made with turbinado sugar // see notes for method))
3 dashesangostura bitters
3 dashesorange bitters
1 largeice cube
2 ozbourbon ((we prefer angel's envy, four roses small batch, or heaven's door))
1 pieceorange peel
1whole cocktail cherry ((we prefer woodford reserve or jack rudy))

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!