Old Fashioned
The original cocktail and true American classic. Simple but fine combination of whiskey, sugar, bitters and citrus.
Wetin you need
- 60 mlBourbon Whiskey
- 1 pieceSugar Cube
- 3 dashAngostura Bitters
- 1 peelOrange
How to make am
- 1Put sugar cube for rocks glass and soak am with bitters.
- 2Add small water and muddle until sugar don dissolve.
- 3Add bourbon and stir to mix.
- 4Add one big ice cube and stir until e cold.
- 5Express orange peel over the drink and drop am inside.
- 6You fit garnish with cocktail cherry if you want.
Decoration
Orange peel, cocktail cherry
Tools
Bar Spoon, Jigger, Muddler
Story
Old Fashioned na im the original cocktail—the drink wey define wetin 'cocktail' mean. From early 1800s, this formula of spirit, sugar, water and bitters na the standard until more complicated mixed drinks show face. For late 19th century, purists begin order their drinks 'the old-fashioned way', reject all the new additions. The name stay, and the drink become monument to cocktail minimalism. Old Fashioned dey show whiskey for im purest cocktail form. The sugar soften the alcohol sharpness while bitters add complexity and depth. The orange peel wey you squeeze give aromatic oils wey greet your nose before every sip. E dey spirit-forward, warming, and deeply satisfying—the drink equivalent of one well-worn leather chair.