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old-fashioned cocktail next to cherries and oranges

Old-Fashioned Cocktail with Fresh Fruit

  • Author: Sarah John

Description

A boozy cocktail to keep you cool on a hot summer night!


Ingredients

Scale
  • simple syrup, 1 to 2 teaspoons 
  • 2 to 3 dashes of Angostura bitters
  • 1 orange slice
  • 2 fresh cherries, halved and pitted
  • 2 ounces bourbon or rye whiskey
  • crushed ice
  • soda water (optional)

Instructions

  • Add the simple syrup and bitters to your rocks glass. Swirl to mix and coat the glass. 
  • Add the orange slice and cherries. Gently muddle the fruit into the sugar and bitters mixture. Don’t pulverize it. You just want to break it apart a bit to distribute the juice.
  • Fill the glass with ice – about two-thirds full is what I aim for. Pour the bourbon over the ice and give it a quick stir.

Notes

If the drink is too strong for you, add a splash of soda water or more ice.