Old Fashioned (traditional)
With the rise of the craft cocktail movement in the early 2000s, the Old Fashioned experienced a renaissance. Bartenders and mixologists began to revisit classic recipes, emphasizing quality ingredients and traditional preparation methods with a few extra creative additions. This recipe is the basic one that your grandfather likely enjoyed.
Ingredients:
2 oz Maker’s Mark bourbon (or your choice)
1 oz simple syrup
2-3 dashes Angostura bitters
Lemon twist and cherry for garnish
scoop of bar ice (I prefer ice rock similar to here)
Preparation:
Place the syrup and bourbon in a cocktail shaker with one large ice cube and shake 20 times
Add the bitters to the glass
Add ice or ice ball
Strain syrup/bourbon from shaker
Garnish with lemon twist and cherry
Don’t wait. Enjoy immediately!