How to Make an Old Fashioned Cocktail

How to make an old fashioned cocktail at home! It’s easier than you think and only has a few ingredients!

This bourbon-based drink is classic because it dates back to the early 1800’s and is so widely known, you can order it almost anywhere you go. It’s also an incredibly simple cocktail recipe with just a few ingredients, so it’s an easy libation to make at home for guests before or after dinner.

I can just picture people in the early 19th century, gathered around a fire, in a candlelit room on a cold night sipping on old fashioned’s. If you haven’t had one, try it! It’s a cozy, speakeasy cocktail and we’re excited to feature it in our classic cocktail series!

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Old Fashioned Cocktail Recipe

Course: Cocktail

Keyword: bourbon cocktail, classic cocktail, Old Fashioned

Servings: 1 Serving

Author: Eden

Ingredients

• 2 ounces good quality bourbon
• 1 teaspoon simple syrup melt ½ cup sugar and ½ cup water on a stove top to make simple syrup
• 1 large orange rind
• 2 dashes bitters we like Angostura Bitters
• 2 real maraschino cherries we prefer these!

Instructions

• Add simple syrup, bourbon and two dashes bitters in a mixing glass with ice and stir.
• Strain over a large ice cube in an old fashioned glass.
• Wipe the rim with the orange rind and add it to the drink.
• Garnish with two delicious cherries and enjoy!