Cocktails
American
AmericanOld Fashioned
The original whiskey cocktail: spirit, sugar, bitters and a citrus oil twist. The tiers move from value bourbon and a sugar cube up to a small-batch bourbon, hand-cut clear ice and an orange-and-cherry flourish.
Vegan
Gluten-free
Dairy-free
Nut-free
Contains alcohol
Ultimate version
Small-batch bourbon, two bitters, clear ice and a brandied cherry.
Per serving£6.90
Total cost£6.90
Time10 min
Ingredients for 1
- 60 ml small-batch bourbon , such as Woodford Reserve
- 10 ml rich demerara syrup , 2:1 sugar to water
- 2 pinches Angostura bitters , two dashes
- 1 pinch orange bitters , one dash
- 1 hand-cut clear ice block
- ice cubes , to stir
- To serve
- 1 orange , wide peel for the twist
- 1 brandied cherry , such as Luxardo
Method
- Set a hand-cut clear ice block into a chilled crystal rocks glass.
- Combine the bourbon, rich demerara syrup and both bitters in a mixing glass packed with quality ice.
- Stir slowly for 35-40 seconds to reach a silky dilution.
- Strain over the clear ice block.
- Express a wide orange peel over the surface to coat it in citrus oils, then twist and rest it on the rim.
- Skewer a single brandied cherry and lay it across the glass.
Equipment
- mixing glass
- bar spoon
- julep strainer
- crystal rocks glass
The three ways, side by side
Budget
Value bourbon muddled with a sugar cube and a dash of bitters.
Better
A proper bourbon, demerara syrup and an expressed orange twist.
Ultimate
Small-batch bourbon, two bitters, clear ice and a brandied cherry.
