The Billy Old-Fashioned

Billy Sunday | Chicago

At Billy Sunday, the house Old-Fashioned is the most popular cocktail on the menu. The simple variation is made with high-proof bourbon and gets the addition of smoky-sweet Zucca Rabarbaro. A well-executed Old-Fashioned is “the mark of a good bar or bartender,” according to the bar team, who suggest that the drink order acts as a litmus test.

Ingredients

Serving: 1

  • 1 ounce water
  • 1 ounce water
  • 1/2 ounce Zucca Rabarbaro
  • 1/2 ounce Zucca Rabarbaro
  • 1 sugar cube
  • 1 sugar cube
  • 2 ounces 101-proof bourbon
  • 2 ounces 101-proof bourbon

Garnish: orange peel (expressed and discarded)

Directions
  1. Combine the first three ingredients in a mixing glass.
  2. Muddle and stir, without ice, until sugar is dissolved.
  3. Add bourbon and stir.
  4. Pour into a glass over ice.
  5. Express an orange peel over the cocktail, then discard.

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