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Step 1 – Get orange peel

Step 2 – Add 1 sugar cube in glass

Step 3 – Add 4 dashes bitters

Step 4 – Muddle it now

Step 5 – Add ice cube

Step 6 – Add 67 ML or 2.25 OZ. bourbon

Step 7 – Stir it

Step 8 – Flame orange peel

Step 9 – Drop flamed peel in

Step 10 – Add luxardo cherry

Step 11 – Stir it

Easy Old Fashioned Cocktail Recipe Video

Video Transcript

John from Preppy Kitchen here. Today, we’re making my very most favorite cocktail in the world, and old fashioned. It’s so simple. And if you’re wondering, why is it called old fashioned? Here’s the scoop. This was the first type of cocktail developed, alcohol, some bitters, a little sugar, maybe a little water on the side. But it fell out of favor for fancier cocktails. But in the 1860s, it came back into favor, and they were like, “I like that drink, the old fashioned kind.” Hence the name, old fashioned. Okay, with that history lesson, let’s get started.

First off, we’re gonna be getting some orange peel. This is very important. So, just use a sharp knife. And you want to have maybe a couple inches of it, enough so that you can squeeze it like this. This is gonna be the important part. I’m going to cut a few slices, because I might have a dud, and nobody wants that. That’s for later. Now, for the few ingredients, one sugar cube. This is important. If you don’t have a sugar cube, it’s okay, don’t worry about it. You can use, you know, like a teaspoon or so of regular sugar. But, the proper way is with a sugar cube. Now we’re gonna soak it in bitters. Now, traditionally you could use like Angostura aromatic bitters, you could add some orange bitters in there. There’s a lot of new bitters out there. So use whatever you love. I’m going to use a combination. All right. Soak. Soak that sugar cube in there. And you’re gonna muddle it now. So take your muddler, crush the sugar. All right. Now it’s time for the ice. There we go. One big lump. What do you do now? Add the bourbon. This is the fun part. So you can measure it out if you want. It’s like two-and-a-quarter ounces, about a quarter of a cup. And change. Don’t tell anybody, it’s our secret. All right. Stir it. And now for the fun part. You’re gonna flame your orange peel. This is optional. If you don’t want to do it, you can skip it. So first off, grab the orange peel between your middle finger and thumb. You’re gonna warm it up. The idea is you’re getting all the oils released in there. So, you’ve got to warm them up first. And now, you’re gonna hold the peel at a 45-degree angle over the glass. And, there you go. Flame that peel. Drop it in. You can rub it around the edge too. I’ll do that again. So, we go. There you go. That wasn’t as good as the first one, but you saw the first one. Now you just wipe the peel around the rim a little bit. Drop it in. We already did one. So, now it’s time to drink.This is a classic old fashioned. However, for my own personal twist, I have to add one cherry. And it’s not a Maraschino cherry, it’s a Luxardo cherry. Look at this. Do you see that syrup? It’s adding just a little bit of extra sweetness, and the cherry is like the dessert at the end of the drink. It doesn’t make the drink sickly sweet or anything though. Look at that. Yes. Give it one final stir just to move that cherry stuff around. And you’re done. I hope you enjoy. I know that I will. Yes, yes, a thousand times yes. This is so good, it is my favorite cocktail. However, this is how you should make the cocktail, cherry optional. I know it’s a little bit controversial. You can let me know in the comments if you think a cherry is totally just for Manhattans. I like it in this drink.If you like my videos, I hope you hit that like button and subscribe. And if you liked this one, check out my Manhattan cocktail. So similar, but slightly different. All right. Cheers for now. See you soon.

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