How To Make an Old Fashioned 3 Ways | Old Fashioned Recipe

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.

Add sugar cubes to a mixing glass.

Add two to three dashes of bitters on top of the sugar cubes.

Pour a quarter ounce of natural Hickory barbecue extract over the sugar and bitters.

Pour a quarter ounce of vanilla butter extract over the sugar and bitters.

Pour a quarter ounce of apple pie extract over the sugar and bitters.

Muddle the sugar, bitters, and extracts together until well combined.

Add an ounce and a half of bourbon whiskey to the muddled mixture.

Add ice balls to the mixing glass, noting that one drink will have regular ice due to a shortage of ice balls.

Mix the drink again to combine the ingredients.

For the vanilla butter old fashioned, garnish with a slice of orange and a little vanilla bean, and zest some orange peel into the drink.

For the apple pie old fashioned, garnish with a stick of cinnamon and some fresh-cut apples.

For the Hickory barbecue old fashioned, garnish with a couple pieces of bacon wrapped in orange peel and a little bit of orange zest.

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