Old-fashioned

In 1939 President F. D. Roosevelt mixed one of these for King George VI and Queen Elizabeth.

Ingredients

• 2 measures of bourbon
• 1 sugar cube
• 1 dash of Angostura
• 1 measure of soda water (optional)

Instructions

Place cube in glass and add Angostura. When bitters have been soaked up by cube, three-quarters fill glass with broken ice and add whisky (and soda).

Garnish: half slice of lemon and a cherry.

Replace whiskey in the following popular Old-fashioneds:

• Brandy Old-fashioned: 2 measures of brandy/cognac
• Canadian Old-fashioned: 2 measures of Canadian whiskey
• Gin Old-fashioned: 2 measures of gin
• Rum Old-fashioned: 1 measure of white rum and 1 measure of dark rum
• Scotch Old-fashioned: 2 measures of scotch
• Tequila Old-fashioned: 2 measures of gold tequila
• Vodka Old-fashioned: 2 measures of vodka

Alcohol Content: 2.0 units

Glass Type: Tumbler, Old-Fashioned or Rocks Glass