Name: Rum Old-Fashioned
Yield: Serves 1.
Ingredients: 1 cube sugar; 2 or 3 dashes Angostura or orange bitters; Twist lemon peel; Handful ice cubes; 2 oz. rum; Slice orange or orange twist; Maraschino cherry

Two glasses of Rum Old Fashioneds with cherry and orange slice.

Photo by Paul H. Christian, Food Styling by Michele Figliuolo

A simple rum cocktail, made in the glass.

Recipe information

Yield
Serves 1.

Ingredients

1 cube sugar

2 or 3 dashes Angostura or orange bitters

Twist lemon peel

Handful ice cubes

2 oz. rum

Garnishes:

Slice orange or orange twist

Maraschino cherry

Preparation

Place the sugar cube in an old-fashioned glass and sprinkle with bitters. Crush sugar with muddler or the back of a wooden spoon. Add lemon peel, ice cubes, and rum, and stir gently until glass is cool. Garnish with orange slice or twist and cherry.