Brandy Old-Fashioneds

• 1 cup sugar
• 5 navel orangeszest strips cut from 3; wheels cut from remaining 2, for serving
• 8 maraschino cherries, plus more for serving
• 1/2 cup hot water
• 8 dashes Bitter Truth Decanter or Angostura bitters
• 16 ounces brandy
• Ice
• Chilled club soda

1. In a bowl, combine sugar and zest strips from 3 navel oranges.
2. Rub between your fingers until the sugar is the texture of wet sand, 2 minutes.
3. Cover and let stand for 4 hours, stirring occasionally.
4. Stir in 8 maraschino cherries and refrigerate overnight.
5. Add 1/2 cup hot water to the orange sugar and stir to dissolve.
6. Refrigerate until chilled.
7. Strain the syrup into a jar.
8. Fill a large cocktail shaker with ice or work in batches with a regular shaker.
9. Add 4 ounces of the orange-cherry syrup with 8 dashes Bitter Truth Decanter or Angostura bitters and brandy.
10. Shake well, then strain into ice-filled rocks glasses.
11. Top each drink with 1 ounce chilled club soda and serve.
12. Garnish with an orange wheel and a maraschino cherry.

sugar, orangeszest strips, maraschino cherries, water, bitter, brandy, club soda

Taken from www.foodandwine.com/recipes/brandy-old-fashioneds (may not work)