Old Fashioned Cocktail

Name: Old Fashioned Cocktail
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 1 drink
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon superfine sugar; 2 dashes angostura bitters; 1 barspoon (1 teaspoon) club soda or water; 2 ounces rye or bourbon whiskey; Ice, preferably a single large cube; Orange twist, for garnish

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Total: Under 5 mins Active: Under 5 mins

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Ingredients (6)

1 teaspoon superfine sugar
2 dashes angostura bitters
1 barspoon (1 teaspoon) club soda or water
2 ounces rye or bourbon whiskey
Ice, preferably a single large cube
Orange twist, for garnish

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The classic Old Fashioned is whiskey with a bit of sugar, aromatic bitters, and dilution in some form, from a splash of either water or club soda. The earliest mention of an Old Fashioned–style drink is from 1806: Drinks writer Robert Simonson, author of The Old-Fashioned: The Story of the World’s First Classic Cocktail, calls this “the primordial cocktail,” older than either the martini or the Manhattan Drink.

What to buy: Finely milled superfine sugar dissolves rapidly, avoiding any risk of graininess in the finished drink.

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Instructions

1Measure the sugar into a chilled Old Fashioned glass and add the bitters. Splash in the club soda or water.
2Add the whiskey and ice. With a barspoon, stir until chilled, about 30 seconds.
3Rub the orange twist around the rim of the glass, drop it into the cocktail, and serve.