Old Fashioned Cocktail

Recently my husband informed me he likes bourbon.

With a liquor cabinet full of vodka and tequila I was a little bothered trying to figure out where I was going to put more bottles of alcohol. After a couple of hours of clearing out dishes (yes, I really had to do this) and a trip to the liquor store I was ready to allow him to drink bourbon.

Of course, he wanted me to whip up some cocktails with his new bottle of bourbon so I started with this classic Old Fashioned drink.

Why did I start with a classic you ask?

Well…because my  husband also smokes a pipe so I thought pipe smoking while sipping an Old Fashioned would be perfect for the old man he is turning into.

Note…it’s not a requirement that you smoke a pipe while drinking this libation. I do suggest though that you purchase quality bourbon for this drink since it is the main ingredient and you don’t want to drink bad whisky.

Old Fashioned

Ingredients

2 ounces Bourbon Whisky

1 sugar cube

2 dashes Angostura bitters

Ice

1 orange wedge

1 lemon wedge

1 maraschino cherry

Splash of water

Preparation

Drop a sugar cube into the bottom of a rocks glass and put 2 dashes of Angostura bitters on top of the cube. Mash the sugar cube with a muddler until completely broken down and then rotate the glass to coat the bottom in sugar.

Add ice cubes and then the bourbon with a splash of water.

Garnish with orange wedge, lemon wedge, and maraschino cherry.

Makes 1 Old Fashioned Cocktail

Cheers! 

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When not playing bartender in her kitchen and on the Internet, you can find Jessica Torres blogging at My Time as Mom, homeschooling her children, tending her garden, attached to her iPhone or attempting to nap. Jessica also writes at Business 2 Blogger and allParenting . Subscribe by RSS Feed or subscribe by email to get the latest cocktail creations.

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