Whisky, sugar and bitters — the original definition of the word cocktail.
Place a sugar cube in a rocks glass and saturate it with 2-3 dashes of Angostura bitters. Add a splash of water and muddle until the sugar dissolves. Pour in 2 oz bourbon or rye, then add one large ice cube. Stir gently for about 20 seconds until well chilled and diluted. Express the oils of an orange peel over the surface, drop it in, and serve.
Boozy, Sweet, Bitter, Woody
Louisville, Kentucky, 1880s. When bartenders began adding curaçao and absinthe to everything, drinkers started asking for their whisky cocktail made "the old-fashioned way".
Rocks / Old Fashioned glass
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