IBA: The Unforgettables Whiskey
Old Fashioned
Whiskey, sugar, bitters and water: the original definition of a cocktail.
- Method
- Built
- Glass
- Old fashioned glass
- Served
- On the rocks
- Strength
- 33% ABV about 1.2 standard drinks
Ingredients
53 ml before ice, about 65 ml in the glass
- 45 ml Bourbon or rye whiskey
- 1 Sugar cube or 7.5 ml simple syrup
- Few dashes Angostura bitters
- Few dashes Water
Method
- Place sugar cube in old fashioned glass and saturate with bitter, add few dashes of plain water.
- Muddle until dissolved.
- Fill the glass with ice cubes and add whiskey.
- Stir gently.
Garnish
Orange slice or zest, and a cocktail cherry.
Recipe as specified by the International Bartenders Association. Strength is an estimate that allows for dilution from ice.
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