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Old Fashioned

This is a firm Convivio favourite. It's possibly the original cocktail, and is hard to beat for late-night sipping.

Ingredients​

  • 2 measures Bourbon
  • a couple of dashes of bitters
  • a few drops of orange bitters (optional)
  • 2 teaspoons (total 10ml) of maple syrup or agave syrup
  • 2 slices of orange peel, one to spritz, one cut decoratively to garnish
  • lots of ice

Method​

  1. Fill the drinking glass with ice. We'll mix in this glass.
  2. Add a few dashes of the bitters over the ice (both if you're using both)
  3. Add the maple or agave syrup.
  4. Add a small amount of the whiskey to loosen up the mix. Stir thoroughly, but gently, for a while. Don't break up the ice, just mix the ingedients well over the ice. Add more ice if needed.
  5. Add the rest of that measure of boubon. Again, stir gentky for a while. Add more ice if needed
  6. Add the remaining measure of bourbon, and mix well.

Options​

  • Add a few drops of food-grade liquid smoke (available in handy bottles like bitters).
  • Use fresh cherries in summer instead of orange peel. Score the skins lightly.