Name: Brandy Old Fashioned
Prep time: 2 min
Total time: 2 min
Yield: 1 cocktail
Cuisine: Cocktails
Ingredients: 2 oz brandy; 1 oz sugar cube; 2 Angostura bitters

A Wisconsin-born riff on the old fashioned built on brandy, sugar, and Angostura, muddled with orange and cherry for a soft, fruit-forward, after-dinner sipper.

combine and stir

lowball glass

brandy

sugar cube

Angostura bitters

orange peel

Luxardo cherry

Brandy Old Fashioned

Cocktails with prominent non-citrus fruit character, such as apple, pear, peach, or cherry. Fruity drinks can range from delicate and floral to bold and jammy.

Fruity

Cocktails with heat-building character from aged spirits, spices, or hot builds. Warming drinks suit cold weather and fireside sipping.

Warming

Cocktails with a dense, syrupy, or full-bodied texture, often from sugar, amaro, or aged spirits. Rich drinks feel weighty on the palate.

Rich

Cocktails where no single element dominates — the spirit, acid, and sweetness are in harmony. Classic sours and well-built stirred drinks often land here.

Balanced

Cocktails served after a meal to aid digestion, usually featuring amaro, brandy, or similarly rich spirits.

Brandy Old Fashioned

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