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The Old Fashioned

By Jacob Grier, from the Jacob Grier collection

Serves

Ingredients

	2	oz. spirit, typically bourbon or rye
	¼	oz. rich simple syrup or a sugar cube
	2	dashes bitters, typically Angostura
	~	Unmuddled fruit, for garnish

Steps

If you’re using a sugar cube, you’ll need to muddle it with the bitters and dissolve the sugar in the spirit before adding ice.
A “dash” is a subjective thing; it’s more than a drop, though, so don’t just tilt the bottle into the mixing glass. Give it a quick downward motion to force out some of the liquid.
For the fruit, a cherry or orange zest works great.

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