“Classics” are classics for a reason. Whilst there will always be something new that someone’s imagined and put in a glass, this has always been one of my favorites and why I had to feature this first. The Old Fashioned made its mark on history in the 1960’s and the first time I tasted it I wondered where it had been in all my life…
Ingredients:
- 2fl oz (50ml) of bourbon
- 2-3 drops of whiskey bitters
- 1 tsp sugar syrup
- 1 slice of orange peel
- 1 twist of lemon peel to garnish
- 3-4 ice cubes
Preparation:
- Squeeze the orange peel with your fingers and rub it around the inside of your tumbler, then place in the glass
- Add the bitters, sugar syrup, cherry and half of the ice cubes
- Add half of your bourbon and stir for about 5-10 seconds
- Add the rest of the ice and bourbon then stir again for 10-15 seconds
- Garnish with the lemon peel to serve
I can’t wait for you to try it and take a classy step back in time with your pin striped suit into a smoke filled lounge.
