Rum Old Fashioned
Brawny, aged styles of run boast a complexity that results from maturation in oak. A sweeter dark rum adds a solid base note and suppleness to the rum old fashioned cocktail.
Ingredients
- 1 teaspoon simple syrup
- 4 dashes Angostura bitters
- 2 orange slices
- 2 maraschino cherries
- 2 ounces dark rum
Instructions
- In a double rocks glass, add simple syrup, bitters, one orange slice, and one cherry. Muddle. Add rum and ice and stir well. Garnish with the remaining orange slice and cherry.
Liza Weisstuch
Liza Weisstuch is a New York–based writer covering travel, design, food, and drink—particularly whiskies of the world—for The Boston Globe, The Washington Post, Whisky Advocate, and more.
