BA's Best Old-Fashioned

Name: BA's Best Old-Fashioned
Yield: Makes 1
Ingredients: 1 tsp. raw or granulated sugar; 3 dashes bitters; 2 oz. rye whiskey; Orange wedge (for serving); Maraschino cherry, preferably a Luxardo cherry (for serving; optional)

Rick MartinezMakes 1Source

drinks cocktail rye whiskey orange easy christmas winter 5 ingredients or fewer

Ingredients

1 tsp. 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

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.

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.