Holiday Old Fashioned Cocktail

Our Holiday Old Fashioned Cocktail is a classic cocktail made with bourbon, simple syrup, anise star, brown sugar, bitters, and muddled together and served over ice with a maraschino syrup and cherry garnish. It’s considered one of the oldest cocktails, named for the “old-fashioned” way of making a drink with just spirit, sugar, and bitters. Only this Old Fashioned Cocktail is festive with a spiced-cherry flavor, and it is perfect for the holidays!

Holiday Old Fashioned Cocktail

Today, we are delighted to show you how to make our festive and more flavorful Old Fashioned Cocktail for the holiday season! It is perfect for the holiday season. It is a spiced-cherry flavored Old Fashioned drink, and we love it!

The men in our family love an Old Fashioned cocktail, so we decided to share their recipe for this holiday Old Fashioned cocktail. We did forget to add one additional element to this drink, and that is a small orange peel as an extra garnish. But it’s not necessary. This “old-fashioned” is delicious just the way we made it today.

Ingredients for the Holiday Old Fashioned Cocktail

For this recipe, you will need the following ingredients:

• Brown Sugar Cube
• Anise Star
• Aromatic Bitter
• Spiced Cherry Bitter
• Simple Syrup
• Bottle of Bourbon
• Large Ice Cube

How to Make a Holiday Old Fashioned Cocktail? (Step-by-Step)

If this is your first time making an Old Fashioned Cocktail, no worries, it is relatively easy. First, gather all the ingredients needed for this recipe. Plus, you will need Old Fashioned Whiskey Cocktail Glasses. Then follow below with our step-by-step instructions, including photos, so you’ll see how easy it is to make our Holiday Old-Fashioned Cocktail.

1. First, grab your old-fashioned whiskey cocktail glass. Drop 1 brown sugar cube into the glass.

2. Next, drop one anise star into the glass, along with 5 to 6 drops of aromatic bitter, and one full droplet of spiced cherry bitters.

3. Use a cocktail muddler tool to muddle the mixture to break up the brown sugar cube and anise star. Do this for about one minute, or until the sugar cube is completely broken down and almost dissolved. QUICK NOTE: You can add a second anise star at the end, as an additional garnish.

4. Pour into the glass, only 2 ounces of Bourbon into the glass. Then pour in 1/2 ounce of simple syrup. Use a cocktail measuring cup or a jigger to measure correctly. Then give it a slow stir with a cocktail stick.

5. Finally, add a large ice cube. Plus, drizzle a small spoonful (one of two spoonfuls) of maraschino syrup, and one maraschino cherry as garnish.

6. And, immediately serve!

More Holiday Cocktail Recipes

• Christmas Mistletoe Cocktail (HUGO)
• Pomegranate Prosecco
• Vodka Gimlet Cocktail
• Aperol Spritz Recipe
• Limoncello Spritz

If you make this Holiday Old Fashioned Cocktail, let us know and leave a comment and a star rating below! We’d love to hear from you!

Have a Great Day! 🙂

Thanks for stopping by… anna and liz