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Best Old Fashioned Recipe

This is the perfect sweet and boozy old-fashioned cocktail recipe to mix up for pre-dinner drinks, cigar lounge cocktails, or a themed speakeasy party!

Prep Time
3 mins
Total Time
3 mins
Servings: 1 drink
Calories: 230 kcal
Course: Drinks
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • ½ ounce simple syrup
  • 6-8 dashes Bitters
  • 2 ½ ounces bourbon or rye whiskey
  • 1 bourbon cherry Luxardo cherry
  • 1 Lemon twist

Instructions

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  1. Set out a lowball glass. Measure and pour ½ ounce of simple syrup into the glass. Add the bitters to the simple syrup and stir.
  2. Then pour the bourbon into the glass and stir again.
  3. Add one large block of ice to the glass (or several large ice cubes).
  4. Garnish with a Luxardo cherry and a twist of lemon.

Notes

  • This recipe makes 1 cocktail. Use the serving slider above to make as many as you like.

Nutrition Information

Serving 1beverage Calories 230kcal (12%) Carbohydrates 13g (4%) Sodium 9mg (0%) Potassium 10mg (0%) Sugar 11g (22%) Calcium 2mg (0%) Iron 1mg (6%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 1drink

Amount Per Serving

Calories 230

% Daily Value*

Serving 1beverage
Calories 230kcal 12%
Carbohydrates 13g 4%
Sodium 9mg 0%
Potassium 10mg 0%
Sugar 11g 22%
Calcium 2mg 0%
Iron 1mg 6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.