Making Drinks at Home: the Perfect Old Fashioned

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Our first cocktail is a classic and one of our favourites: The Old Fashioned.

With a little planning there's no reason why you can't be making your own, top quality Old Fashioned's at home.

As usual we have the full video recipe link and stage by stage Instructable!

Step 1: Video Recipe

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Step 2: Ingredients Required:

As you can tell from the picture, this drink requires premium ingredients to make a great drink.

INGREDIENTS:

HUDSON MANHATTAN RYE
FEE BROTHER'S WHISKEY BARREL AGED BITTERS
LUXARDO MARASCHINO CHERRIES
SMALL PIECE OF ORANGE SKIN
LIGHT BROWN SUGAR (1 CUBE)
25CL WARM WATER
ICE CUBES AND LARGE BLOCK OF ICE TO SERVE

EQUIPMENT:

DRINKS STIRRER
TWO GLASSES
DRINKS STRAINER
COCKTAIL STICK
DRINKS MEASUREMENT CUP

Step 3: Process 1/3

First add your sugar cube to the mixing glass
Add 8 drops of the Whiskey Bitters
Now Pour over your warm water
Crush and grind sugar to a liquid (approx. 20 seconds)

Step 4: Process 2/3

Add Ice cubes so glass is 3/4 full (the melted ice adds as a mixer)
Add Rye (at least 50ml)
Stir, allowing some of the ice to melt, forming a mixer for the drink

Step 5: Process 3/3

Place Large block of ice in drinking glass
Strain Whiskey mix into glass
Twist orange peel
Add pierce Maraschino Cherry with cocktail stick and add to the top of the glass