My ALL TIME favorite drink is an old fashioned. It’s the alcoholic equivalent to pizza! A not so guilty pleasure.? When it’s done right it’s amazing! When it’s done poorly, it’s not all that bad, either. I will, of course, be making mine correctly. Here we have a flamed orange peel, bitters on a sugar cube, bourbon and a very nice cherry to add a bit of sweetness to the delicious drink. ???? Is it strong? Very! But it’s Friday and it’s time to treat yourself! Are you pro cherry or anti? It can be a bit controversial. ?
Saturate the sugar cube with bitters.
Give it a good muddle. This will help the sugar to dissolve more easily.
A healthy pour of your favorite bourbon 🙂
Flaming the orange peel adds a depth of flavor that really compliments the bourbon.
I add a cherry to mine, I know it’s not for everyone but these Luxardo cherries are so so good! It’s basically like dessert at the end of a meal 😉
Old Fashioned
A perfect drink for bourbon lovers.
Ingredients
- 2 1/4 oz bourbon
- 1 orange peel
- 1 luxardo cherry
- 4 dashes bitters
- 1 sugar cube
Instructions
Cut a one inch circle of orange peel.
Place a sugar cube in glass and saturate with bitters.
Muddle the sugar cube and then add 1 1/2 oz of bourbon.
Add ice and stir well.
Using a match or lighter warm the orange peel up, then squeeze while holding at a 45 degree angle over glass. Wipe peel on rim of glass and drop in.
Add cherry, and 3/4 oz of bourbon and give a final stir. you may add a small spritz of soda as well. Garnish with a strip of orange peel and enjoy!
DIY Old Fashioned
DIY Old Fashioned
Cheers to the weekend!!! And a 3-day weekend at that ? My all time favorite drink is an old fashioned. It’s like alcohol version of pizza. When it’s done right it’s amazing, then it’…
I love a good old fashioned and I’m definitely pro-cherry! Your recipe looks delicious – what a great cocktail for the weekend!
I love your video! Your drink looks so refreshing! Perfect for the weekend.
This cocktail looks and sounds amazing. Bookmarking it for the next weekend!
Being from WI, I am very well familiar with Old Fashions. I like them made best with bourbon, as in your recipe. Cheers!
Old fashioned are on the top of my drink list! I have these strawberry ocotillo bitters that I love in them!
Old Fashioneds are my favorite, too! Though I’m partial to anything with bourbon 😀 Your bar tools are on point, love the copper!
Oh yum!! Bourbon old fashioneds are the way to go. I didn’t think I liked them prior to trying it. I have a friend who prides himself on his old-fashioned making skills and that was the first time I tried a bourbon based one. YUM!!! Your version looks super delicious.
OMG!!! That is a delicious cocktail! The fragrant orange peel makes this drink….of coarse those amazing Luxardo Cherries are so delicious! I didn’t have the Angostura bitters so I used grapefruit bitters. So yum!
I’m so happy you enjoyed it Gwen!