![Food Network Kitchen's Old Fashioned Amber](https://api.vip.foodnetwork.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/FNK_Old-Fasioned-Amber.jpeg?w=3840&quality=75)
Prep Time
5 min
Yields
4 servings
Simple to shake up, the classic bourbon-based Old Fashioned gets a fresh twist with the addition of amber ale.
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ingredients
ice
½
cup bourbon
1
tbsp sugar
½
tsp bitters, such as Angostura or orange
2
bottles (12-oz) amber ale
4
strip orange peel (removed from the orange with a vegetable peeler)
4
maraschino cherries, optional
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directions
Step 1
Fill a cocktail shaker with ice. Add the bourbon, sugar and bitters and shake well.
Step 2
Strain into 4 rocks glasses and top each with half a bottle of ale. Rub the rim of the glass with the orange peel and then add it to the drink, along with a cherry if using.