Elijah Craig Small Batch Bourbon Whiskey
Whisky cocktail

Old Fashioned

The original cocktail: whiskey, a little sugar, bitters and patience. A good bourbon does all the work.

GlassRocks glassGarnishOrange peel

What you’ll need

  • 50ml
    Bourbon
    Elijah Craig Small Batch Bourbon Whiskey £45.99
  • 7.5ml
    Sugar syrup
  • 2 dashes
    Angostura bitters
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You’ll also need: Sugar syrup, Angostura bitters.

How to make it

  1. Add the syrup, bitters and half the bourbon to a rocks glass with a large cube of ice.
  2. Stir, add the rest of the bourbon and stir again for 30 seconds.
  3. Squeeze an orange peel over the top and drop it in.
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