Black Old Fashion
This is a regular Old Fashion, but with a twist! Instead of a regular orange and a regular bright red cherry, I'm using a blood orange and a black Luxendo maraschino cherry. Sooooo GOOD!!! If you have any brandy cherries on hand I think that would be a great choice too.
Ingredients
- 2 Luxendo maraschino cherries
- 1 blood orange 4 wheels
- 2 sugar cubes cube = 1 teaspoon
- 2-3 dashes Angostura bitters per drink
- 4 ounces whiskey Gentleman Jack
- splash water
Equipment
- 2 glasses
- ice
- 1 knife and cutting board
- 1 muddler*
Instructions
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Put 1 cube, 2 or 3 dashes of the bitters, and a splash of water. Use the muddler to mash them gently but thoroughly in the bottom of the glass until the sugar is dissolved.
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Fill the glasses with ice. Pour 2 ounces of bourbon into each glass.
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Garnish with a cherry and fresh orange peel.
Recipe Notes
*If you don't have a muddler (I don't), use a blunt object that you can safely mash things in the bottom of your glass. I use the end of my french rolling pin. If you don't have a muddler, get creative but be safe!
Variations:
- garnish with orange wheel
- use soda water instead of regular water
- use orange bitters