How To Make Old Fashioned | Cocktail Recipes

bourbon

🥗Healthier: rye whiskey

💰Cheaper: blended whiskey

Rye whiskey offers a spicier flavor, while blended whiskey is often more affordable.

sugar

🥗Healthier: agave syrup

💰Cheaper: honey

Agave syrup has a lower glycemic index, and honey is often less expensive.

Introduce the cocktail and its history.

Prepare sugar syrup using a 2 to 1 ratio, adding about 1/4 ounce of sugar syrup to the shaker.

Add 3 dashes of Angostura bitters to the shaker.

Add 1 drop of vanilla extract to the shaker.

Pour 2 ounces of bourbon into the shaker.

Mix the ingredients in the shaker to chill and dilute the cocktail.

Strain the cocktail into a glass over an ice cube.

Spray essential oils from an orange peel onto the rim of the glass and place the peel inside the cocktail.

Garnish with a cocktail cherry.

Introduce the second version using rum instead of bourbon.

Prepare honey syrup and add 1/4 ounce to the mixing glass.

Add 3 dashes of Angostura bitters to the mixing glass.

Pour 2 ounces of plantation rum into the mixing glass.

Mix the ingredients for a few seconds to chill and dilute.

Strain the cocktail into a glass over an ice cube and garnish with two slices of orange.

Introduce the third version using tequila instead of bourbon.

Add 1 spoon of agave as a sweetener to the mixing glass.

Add 3 dashes of Angostura orange bitters to the mixing glass.

Pour 2 ounces of añejo tequila into the mixing glass.

Mix the ingredients for 20 seconds to chill and dilute.

Strain the cocktail into a glass and garnish with a dried orange.

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