Old Fashioned, Fruit-Cocktail Style

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Usually I like my Old Fashioneds plain, without the fruit, except for a wide slice of twisted lemon peel. But sometimes, like when I’m running low on Vitamin C, the whiskey-soaked bits of muddled orange are a welcome diversion.

Ready in: 5 mins

Ingredients

Serves: 1

• ¾ teaspoon sugar, or 1 cube sugar
  
• 2 dashes Angostura bitters
  
• Splash of water
  
• Slice of orange
  
• Ice
  
• Rye whiskey, or bourbon if you prefer
  
• Splash of club soda
  
• Lemon twist for garnish
  
• Orange slice for garnish
  
• Maraschino cherry for garnish
  

Preparation method

Prep: 5 mins

1. Put the sugar in a cocktail glass and shake over several dashes of bitters. Add a splash of water. Add the orange slice and muddle. Add ice. Pour in whiskey and a splash or two of club soda. Garnish with a twist of lemon peel, a slice of orange, and/or a maraschino cherry.