The original cocktail. Bourbon, a dash of bitters, mineral water, and sugar muddled together over cracked ice — this is the drink that started it all. Dating to the early 1800s, it was simply called "a whiskey cocktail" before more elaborate drinks appeared and drinkers started requesting theirs "the old-fashioned way." Sugar tempers the bourbon, bitters add complexity, and the water opens the spirit up.
Ingredients
- 2 oz bourbon whiskey
- 1 dash bitters
- 1 tsp mineral water
- 1 tsp sugar
Instructions
- Pour the sugar, bitters and water into a mixing glass half-filled with cracked ice.
- Stir well until dissolved.
- Pour over cracked ice in an old-fashioned glass, and stir in the bourbon whiskey.
- Garnish with a twist of lemon, and serve.
Serve In
Old-Fashioned Glass
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