Old Fashioned Cherry Twist
Old Fashioned Cherry Twist
Ingredients
- 8 fluid ounces bourbon
- 1 teaspoon Angostura bitters
- 4 sugar cubes
- 4 brandied cherries, plus extra for garnish
- 4 orange peel, for garnish
- as needed ice cubes
Instructions
- 1
Place one sugar cube in the bottom of each of four old fashioned glasses. Add 1/4 teaspoon of Angostura bitters to each sugar cube.
⏱️ 2 min
- 2
Muddle the sugar cube and bitters together until the sugar is mostly dissolved.
⏱️ 1 min
- 3
Add one brandied cherry to each glass and gently muddle it with the sugar mixture.
⏱️ 1 min
- 4
Pour 2 fluid ounces of bourbon into each glass.
⏱️ 1 min
- 5
Add a large ice cube or several smaller ice cubes to each glass.
⏱️ 1 min
- 6
Stir gently for about 30 seconds to chill and dilute the cocktail.
⏱️ 1 min
- 7
Express the oils from an orange peel over the drink by twisting it, then drop the peel into the glass as a garnish. Add an extra brandied cherry if desired.
⏱️ 1 min
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Nutrition Facts (per serving)
Old Fashioned Cherry Twist
Ingredients
- 8 fluid ounces bourbon
- 1 teaspoon Angostura bitters
- 4 sugar cubes
- 4 brandied cherries, plus extra for garnish
- 4 orange peel, for garnish
- as needed ice cubes
Instructions
- 1
Place one sugar cube in the bottom of each of four old fashioned glasses. Add 1/4 teaspoon of Angostura bitters to each sugar cube.
⏱️ 2 min - 2
Muddle the sugar cube and bitters together until the sugar is mostly dissolved.
⏱️ 1 min - 3
Add one brandied cherry to each glass and gently muddle it with the sugar mixture.
⏱️ 1 min - 4
Pour 2 fluid ounces of bourbon into each glass.
⏱️ 1 min - 5
Add a large ice cube or several smaller ice cubes to each glass.
⏱️ 1 min - 6
Stir gently for about 30 seconds to chill and dilute the cocktail.
⏱️ 1 min - 7
Express the oils from an orange peel over the drink by twisting it, then drop the peel into the glass as a garnish. Add an extra brandied cherry if desired.
⏱️ 1 min