Bring in the New Year With This Classy Old Fashioned

Old fashioned
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Are you the type of sophisticated partygoer who enjoys elegantly sipping cocktails at high-end bars? Then, bringing in the New Year with a sip of an Old Fashioned will surely make you feel classy. Here is how you can stir the perfect Old Fashioned.

Ingredients:

  • 2 ounces bourbon
  • 4 dashes of Angostura bitters
  • 1 cube demerara sugar
  • 2 teaspoons water
  • Orange peel
  • 1 large ice cube
  • Maraschino cherry

Instructions:

  1. While you can technically pick any glass for this recipe, try to use a rocks glass to achieve an authentic look.
  2. Pour the Angostura bitters, demerara sugar, and water into the glass and allow the sugar to fully dissolve.
  3. Add the ice cube and pour the bourbon according to taste.
  4. Garnish with the orange peel and maraschino cherry.