I just turned 39. Is that too young to be old fashioned? hyuk yuk yuk.
What you need:
- Some sort of fire producing apparatus, like a lighter or one of those fancy kitchen blowtorches
- A big chonky ice cube
- 1 tsp sugar
- 2 oz rye or bourbon. I prefer bourbon because I like my throat to hurt.
- 2 dashes orange bitters, or Angostura bitters if that’s what you have
- 1 tsp water
- A rocks glass
- 2 slices of orange peel
Do This:
- Add sugar, bitters, and water to the rocks glass and stir until sugar is mostly dissolved
- Add the chonky ice cube
- Add the booze and stir gently. It’s had a long day too, you know.
- Bend a slice of orange peel so the oils come out and rub on the rim of the glass
- With your fire maker lit, bend the second slice and bring close to the flame to ignite the ccocktails
- Drop the second slice in the glass
- Drink responsibly.
Since there are a zillion ways to make an old fashioned, feel free to show me how wrong I am by submitting your own.