Old-Fashioned

• 1/4 teaspoon Demerara sugar
• 1 orange slice
• 3 dashes Angostura bitters
• 2 ounces bourbon or rye
• Dash of club soda (optional)
• 1 Luxardo Marasca cherry or other high-quality macerated cocktail cherry

1. Place sugar, orange slice and bitters in an old-fashioned glass.
2. Gently muddle until sugar has absorbed some liquid and resembles a fine paste.
3. Add the bourbon or rye, along with a large ice cube or two, and stir well, about 20 times.
4. Top with just slightest dash of club soda, if desired, and garnish with cherry.

sugar, orange slice, bitters, bourbon, club soda, marasca

Taken from cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1013000 (may not work)