The recipe
- 1 cubeSugar
- 4 dashesAngostura bitters
- 1 sliceOrange
- 1Cocktail cherries
- 2 ozBrandy (Korbel)60 ml
- Top with7-Up or Sprite≈ 2 oz
How to make it
- 1In a rocks glass, muddle the sugar, bitters, orange slice and cherry with a splash of the soda.
- 2Fill with ice, add the brandy and stir.
- 3Top with soda.
Garnish: An orange slice and a cherry.
Variations: Order it “sour” for grapefruit soda or sour mix, “press” for half soda water, or “dry” for no sweet soda.
The soda isn’t measured; the numbers assume 2 oz.
The ratio
1 : 1
In parts, a Brandy Old Fashioned is 1 brandy and 1 lemon-lime soda. Plus a touch of sugar. Change one part and you have a cousin; the closest are below.
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