Cocktail recipe

Old Fashioned

Whiskey, bitters, sugar and ice. It is simple, but the dilution and orange oil make the drink.

Quick facts

GlassRocks glass
MethodBuild and stir
Time4 minutes
GarnishOrange peel

Ingredients

  • 60 ml bourbon or rye whiskey
  • 7 ml simple syrup or 1 sugar cube
  • 2 dashes aromatic bitters
  • 1 orange peel

How to make

  1. Add syrup and bitters to a rocks glass.
  2. Add whiskey and ice.
  3. Stir until cold and slightly diluted.
  4. Express orange peel over the drink.

Recipe balance

  • Whiskey 86%
  • Sugar 10%
  • Bitters 3%
  • Orange aroma

Where it matters

The Old Fashioned is strongly associated with American whiskey cocktail history.

USA

Good to know

ProfileSpirit-forward, lightly sweet, aromatic and slow.
AdjustRye makes it drier and spicier; bourbon makes it rounder.
Common missToo much sugar. It should season the whiskey, not hide it.