Old Fashioned

Method

"This is my own version of the Old Fashioned, for I loathe "fruit salad" in a drink and all the decorations that usually accompany this simple cocktail."—James Beard

• 1 lump of sugar
• 1 slice of lemon peel
• 2 dashes of Angostura bitters
• 3 ounces of whiskey, rum, or brandy

Mash the sugar and bitters and lemon peel with a muddler. Add the ice and the spirit and stir well.

Yield

1 cocktail