BOURBON OLD FASHIONED COCKTAIL

Try this quintessential Old Fashioned cocktail with your favorite bourbon. It’s been said that the original cocktail contains sugar, bitters, whiskey and water. This variation, made by cocktail legend Dale Degroff, adds muddled fruit and soda water for a lighter, fruitier taste.

INGREDIENTS IN THE BOURBON OLD FASHIONED COCKTAIL

4 dashes

Angostura bitters

1 tsp

Sugar

1 

Orange wheel

1 

Maraschino cherry

1 splash

Club soda

2 oz

Bourbon

Garnish: 

1  Fresh orange wheel

1  Cherry

Glass: 

Old Fashioned

HOW TO MAKE THE BOURBON OLD FASHIONED COCKTAIL

In an Old Fashioned glass, muddle the bitters, sugar, orange wheel, cherry and a splash of soda.

Remove the orange rind, add the bourbon and fill with ice.

Garnish with a fresh orange wheel and cherry.