Old Fashioned

Description
The Old Fashioned cocktail is a pre-Prohibition American cocktail.

Old Fashioned from the Wikibooks Bartending Guide—original source of recipe, licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License

Ingredients

 * 1 shot rye
 * half-slice of orange
 * 1 tsp sugar (or simple syrup)
 * Angostura bitters

Garnishes

 * maraschino cherry
 * orange

Directions

 * 1) Place sugar in glass; add water (~1 tsp) to dissolve.
 * 2) Muddle in bitters and orange slice.
 * 3) Fill with ice, add whiskey.
 * 4) Garnish with cherry.

Variations

 * The amount of whiskey may be increased
 * The Brandy Old Fashioned is popular in some areas, and a rum analogue can be made as well
 * This drink is often served essentially as a highball, but this practice is frowned upon by experts