A timely take on the Old Fashioned
By: Julie Cecchini
Published: Sunday, November 16, 2014 - 7:07am

Ingredients




4 dashes Angostura Bitters
1/4 tsp brown sugar (optional)
1 Orange wheel
4.slices baked apple slices (reserve 1 for a garish)
1 splash Club soda
2 oz Bourbon (we love Maker's Mark)

Preparation

1 In an Old Fashioned glass, muddle the bitters, sugar, orange wheel and apple. 2 Remove the orange rind, add the bourbon and and splash of soda water, fill with ice. 3 Garnish with a slice of apple.

About

As a long fall day wound down, I decided to toast it's passing with an Old Fashioned.  Baked apple slices fresh out of my oven begged to be a part of the festivities.  Their addition meant little to no sugar was really needed to make this libation sweet.