Rye Old-Fashioned

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One of the most venerable of whiskey-based cocktails, the old-fashioned has a history that stretches back farther than the martini’s. For decades it has suffered under the reputation of something your grandmother drank — overly sweet, fruit-laden and spritzed-up. But grandma wouldn’t recognize what’s happened to it lately.

by Robert Simonson

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Servings

1 drink

Total time

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Calories / serving

160 kcal

Ingredients (5)

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1 teaspoon Demerara sugarbrown-sugar
2 ounces rye whiskey
1 or 2 dashes Angostura bitters
1 or 2 dashes orange bitters
1 strip lemon peel

Instructions (2 steps)

01Spoon sugar into a shaker and add about a teaspoon of very hot water for a simple syrup. Stir until dissolved, adding a little more water if needed.
02Add whiskey and bitters, and stir again. Add several ice cubes and stir well to chill. Strain into an old-fashioned glass, add 2 or 3 big ice cubes, twist lemon peel over the top and drop it in.

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