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Gorgous glass filled with a delicious old fashioned drink. Placed on wooden coaster.

Classic Old Fashioned Cocktail

Nora
With only three simple ingredients, bourbon, angostura bitters, and sugar syrup, you can make this classic old fashioned cocktail in no time!
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes
Course Alcoholic beverage, Cocktails
Cuisine American
Servings 1 Serving
Calories 245 kcal

Ingredients
 
 

  • 3 dashes Angostura bitters
  • ½ oz Sugar syrup
  • 2 oz Bourbon
  • Ice cubes for the stirring glass
  • 1 Ice cube one large cube for the glass (small ones work as well)
  • 1 Orange for garnish

Instructions
 

  • Take a well-chilled stirring glass out of the freezer.
  • Add 3 dashes Angostura bitters.
    3 dashes Angostura bitters
  • Then add ½ oz Sugar syrup and 2 oz Bourbon.
    ½ oz Sugar syrup, 2 oz Bourbon
  • Fill the stirring glass with Ice cubesand stir well with a bar spoon.
    Ice cubes
  • Take a rocks glass (ideally chilled), add 1 Ice cube (large, or several small ones), and pour the drink through a Julep (or Hawthorn) strainer into the glass.
    1 Ice cube
  • Finally, cut off an orange zest (this means a small disc from the edge of the orange) and garnish the drink with it.
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Nutrition values are estimates only, using online calculators. Please verify using your own data.
Serving: 1Serving | Calories: 245kcal | Carbohydrates: 27g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 0.2g | Saturated Fat: 0.02g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.03g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.03g | Sodium: 9mg | Potassium: 247mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 23g | Vitamin A: 295IU | Vitamin C: 70mg | Calcium: 55mg | Iron: 1mg
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