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Old Fashioned – Simple Cocktail Recipe

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old fashioned from urban stack

Old Fashioned

By Brandon Muir

At Urban Stack

Ingredients

2 house-made cherries

1 oz. cherry juice

2 dashes Jerry Thomas bitters

1 orange peel

2 oz. Maker’s Mark whiskey

Directions

Add cherries, cherry juice, bitters, and an orange peel to the bottom of a rocks glass and muddle to release flavors. Add in ice followed by the whiskey. Stir to combine.

Old Fashioned

Brandon Muir at Urban Stack

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Course Drinks

Servings 1 drink

Equipment

Rocks glass
Muddler

Ingredients

2 house-made cherries
1 oz cherry juice
2 dashes Jerry Thomas bitters
1 orange peel
2 oz Maker's Mark whiskey

Instructions

Add cherries, cherry juice, bitters, and an orange peel to the bottom of a rocks glass and muddle to release flavors.
Add in ice followed by the whiskey. Stir to combine.

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