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How to Make an Old Fashioned [Video]

July 26, 2018 –––––– Whisky Advocate

Simple as it is, the Old Fashioned is surprisingly easy to mess up. Bartender Clayton Mannix of Gallow Green at the McKittrick Hotel demonstrates the key elements of the cocktail—sugar, bitters, and whiskey—with advice on how to make it perfectly every time.