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How to Mix The Old Fashioned

Bartender preparing garnishes at a bar counter.

The Old Fashioned is a classic cocktail which every bartender should know how to mix! Repudiated to have been first made in Kentucky.

Ingredients:

sugar cube

Bitters

water

orange zest

Bourbon (like Maker's Mark)

Cherry

Directions:

Muddle water sugar and bitters. Then add orange zest and muddle some more. Add ice and top with bourbon. Garnish with cherry.

The Old Fashioned cocktail is one of the first ever made and is both easy to mix and great to drink!

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