BA's Best Old-Fashioned

Ingredients

For 1 servings

• •1 c. à café raw or granulated sugar
• •3 dashes bitters
• •2 oz rye whiskey
• •Orange wedge (for serving)
• •Maraschino cherry, preferably a Luxardo cherry (for serving; optional)

Method

1. 1.Stir 1 tsp. raw or granulated sugar, 3 dashes bitters, and 2 tsp. warm water in a rocks glass until most of the sugar is dissolved.
2. 2.Add 3 large ice cubes and 2 oz. rye whiskey. Stir 20 seconds to chill cocktail and dilute whiskey. Garnish with orange wedge and maraschino cherry, if using. Editor’s note: This classic old-fashioned cocktail recipe was first printed in our December 2016 issue. Head this way for more of our best whiskey cocktails →