Name: Rye Old-Fashioned
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon Demerara sugar; 2 ounces rye whiskey; 1 or 2 dashes Angostura bitters; 1 or 2 dashes orange bitters; 1 strip lemon peel

One of the most venerable of whiskey-based cocktails, the old-fashioned has a history that stretches back farther than the martini’s. For decades it has suffered under the reputation of something your grandmother drank — overly sweet, fruit-laden and spritzed-up. But grandma wouldn’t recognize what’s happened to it lately.

Rye Old-Fashioned

Demerara sugar

rye whiskey

Angostura bitters

orange bitters

lemon peel

Spoon sugar into a shaker and add about a teaspoon of very hot water for a simple syrup. Stir until dissolved, adding a little more water if needed.

Add whiskey and bitters, and stir again. Add several ice cubes and stir well to chill. Strain into an old-fashioned glass, add 2 or 3 big ice cubes, twist lemon peel over the top and drop it in.

Rye Old-Fashioned

Servings: 1

Cost: $2.18 /serving

Author : Robert Simonson

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