Old Fashioned Cocktail Recipe

Name: Old Fashioned Cocktail Recipe
Prep time: 5 min
Yield: 1, 1 Serving
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 ounces good quality bourbon; 1 teaspoon simple syrup (melt ½ cup sugar and ½ cup water on a stove top to make simple syrup); 1 large orange rind; 2 dashes bitters (we like Angostura Bitters); 2 real maraschino cherries (we prefer these!)

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How to make an old fashioned cocktail at home! It's easier than you think and only has a few ingredients!

By: Sugarandcharm (via Sugarandcharm)

Original Publish: Jul 28, 2017

Last Updated: Mar 3, 2026

Prep: 5 mins

Yields: 1, 1 Serving

Nutrition Facts

35 kcalCalories

1 gProtein

9 gCarbs

1 gFat

Ingredients

2 ounces good quality bourbon
1 teaspoon simple syrup (melt ½ cup sugar and ½ cup water on a stove top to make simple syrup)
1 large orange rind
2 dashes bitters (we like Angostura Bitters)
2 real maraschino cherries (we prefer these!)

Instructions

Add simple syrup, bourbon and two dashes bitters in a mixing glass with ice and stir.

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