Best old fashion

Emeril's Delmonico Old Fashion

1 Orange Slice
1 or 2 Maraschino Cherries
1/4 to 1/2 ounce Simple Syrup
4 to 5 dashes Peychaud bitters
Crushed Ice
Large Ice Cube
2 ounces Bourbon (Says Emeril, "Some New Orleanians prefer Rye Whiskey to Bourbon in their Old-Fashioneds. I sometimes like Scotch in mine. Your call!")

Place orange slice and cherry in a large shaker.

Add simple syrup and bitters.

Muddle orange slice and cherry with a cocktail spoon.

Add crushed ice and bourbon. Shake until well chilled.

Place large ice cube into an Old Fashioned Glass.

Strain or double-strain cocktail into glass.

Top with a splash of water.

Stir slightly to combine.

Add a second cherry if desired.

Serve immediately.

Can't help with a recipe, but the best one I have ever had was downtown Houston at a bar called Reserve 101.

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I don't like mine very sweet:
Bar spoon Luxardo cherry juice
2-3 dashes bitters. I use orange, but pecan, standard, etc are great
2 oz bourbon or rye
Add large ice cube, stir until chilled. Can do this in a different glass if you want to wash another one
Express orange peel on top
Add a Luxardo cherry

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I don't like mine very sweet:
Bar spoon Luxardo cherry juice
2-3 dashes bitters. I use orange, but pecan, standard, etc are great
2 oz bourbon or rye
Add large ice cube, stir until chilled. Can do this in a different glass if you want to wash another one
Express orange peel on top
Add a Luxardo cherry

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This is the closest to what I do.

couple drops of Luxardo cherry juice
couple dashes of orange bitters
whatever whiskey I'm in the mood for (typically a rye)
1 Luxardo cherry

I don't use ice because I drink cold drinks too fast

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1 or 2 Maraschino Cherries

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Use Luxardo cherries. They are so much better and really elevate your drinks.

I'm not exactly sure what the recipe is, but my son makes his own simple syrup with honey and really good bourbon and I would rather have that old fashioned (or the whiskey sour he makes) that just about any I've had at a bar.

Cut an orange in half then slice a section bout 1/2" thick, take 1/4 of that section and add to a glass with 2 Luxardo cherries, a teaspoon of Luxardo cherry syrup, 3-4 dashes of Guapo Pecan Chicory bitters.

Muttle it up with about 5 good mashes on everything being sure to mash the orange peel.

Add 3 pieces of ice then top 3oz of your favorite 100 proof or higher bourbon.

Stir around for 20 seconds and enjoy.

If you like large cubed ice then mix the concoction in a cocktail mixing glass for 30 seconds with a large cube before pouring the mixture in an old fashioned glass.

Here ya go

Angel's Envy Rye Finished in Caribbean Rum Casks is a must for my Old Fashioned.

I think rye makes a better old fashioned than bourbon.

Best old fashioned I’ve ever made was with 291 M. Not sure how readily you can find it but it’s a Colorado distillery.
Not a fan of their whiskey beat but this bottle was amazing in an old fashioned

It’s a high proof rye finished in barrels previously used to age maple syrup