Old fashioned cocktail

  • Portion size: Serves 1
  • Hands-on time 3 minutes
  • Difficulty: easy
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This is a classic whiskey cocktail of the highest grade, calling for just 5 ingredients (plus ice). It’s a sophisticated and flavourful option for cocktail hour.

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Ingredients

  • 50ml bourbon whiskey
  • Ice cubes
  • 30ml rye whiskey (or blended whisky)
  • 10ml sugar syrup (see tip)
  • A few dashes of Angostura bitters
  • Strip of pared orange zest
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Method

  1. Pour the bourbon whiskey into a heavy-based tumbler or old fashioned glass with 2 ice cubes. Stir for 10 seconds, then add the rye whiskey (or blended whisky), sugar syrup, a few dashes of Angostura bitters and a few more ice cubes and keep stirring.
  2. Add more ice to fill the glass, then twist a pared piece of orange zest over the drink to catch the oils and drop it in the glass. Enjoy!
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  • Quick wins & tips

    You can buy sugar syrup or make your own: gently heat caster sugar with an equal weight of water in a pan. Stir to dissolve the sugar, then leave to cool.

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