Old Fashioned

This simple whisky cocktail is for beginners. I have it on good authority that Bourbon is the best type of whisky for a tasty Old Fashioned because it gives a smooth sweet rounded and mellow flavour profile.

Budget Old Fashioned

Ingredients

• 60 ml Bourbon Whisky
• 1 bar spoon (7ml) of a simple syrup bitter orange, marmalade, hibiscus, rose garden or rosemary 
• dash orange bitters
• Ice (1 large ice block or 3-4 medium ice blocks)
• Orange slice or peel 
• Marachino Cherry or Rosemary sprig (optional)

Instructions:

Method 1. Build in a glass.

1. Add large block of ice to old fashioned glass.
2. Place 2 drops of bitters on the ice
3. Pour over the Bourbon whiskey.
4. Add 1 spoon of simple syrup and stir to mix.
5. Garnish with orange

Golden Old Fashioned

A creative cocktail for whiskey lovers looking to explore something new

Ingredients:

• 60ml Whiskey (Johnnie Walker Gold)
• 7ml chocola simple syrup
• 4-5 dashes of maple bitters
• Ice

Instructions:

1. Add ice to a lowball glass.
2. Pour whiskey over ice.
3. Add a bar spoon of syrup followed by 4-5 dashes of bitters.
4. Stir gently with the bar spoon.
5. Sip and savour the moment.