Old Fashioned

The original definition of a cocktail — spirit, sugar, water, bitters — and the name comes from 1880s drinkers asking for one made the old-fashioned way. Slow, spirit-forward and warming; dilution is the ingredient you control.

Everything is on the shelf.

1. Add to a mixing glass

   60 ml120 ml180 ml240 ml	Bourbon— not in stock
   10 ml20 ml30 ml40 ml	Sugar syrup (2:1)— not in stock
   3 dashes6 dashes9 dashes12 dashes	Angostura bitters— not in stock

2. Stir with cubed ice for a good 30 seconds, adding ice as it melts

3. Strain into an old-fashioned glass over one large ice cube

4. Garnish with orange zest twist