Old Fashioned with Dehydrated Orange Garnish
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Bourbon 5 min 1 serving

Old Fashioned with Dehydrated Orange Garnish

The drink that started it all. A perfectly balanced Old Fashioned with a dried orange garnish that releases subtle oils as you sip.

The Old Fashioned is the cocktail that started it all — a simple, spirit-forward drink that has survived every trend and fad for over 150 years. At its core, it’s bourbon, sugar, bitters, and a citrus garnish. But the garnish is where most bartenders either elevate the drink or let it down. A fresh orange peel works, but it’s inconsistent — the oils vary from fruit to fruit, the peel browns within minutes, and prepping citrus for a busy shift eats into valuable time. That’s exactly why Citrus House dehydrated orange slices have become the go-to garnish for bars and home bartenders who want consistency, beauty, and zero waste. Each dried orange slice is cut from whole navel oranges and slow-dried at low heat to preserve the natural oils, color, and aroma. When you drop one into an Old Fashioned, it floats perfectly on the surface, releases a gentle wave of citrus fragrance, and holds its shape for the entire duration of the drink.

Ingredients

60ml Bourbon
10ml Simple syrup
2-3 Dashes Angostura bitters
1 slice Dehydrated Orange (Citrus House)

How to Make a Classic Old Fashioned

  1. 1 Add bourbon, simple syrup, and bitters to a mixing glass with ice.
  2. 2 Stir gently for 20–30 seconds until well chilled.
  3. 3 Strain into a rocks glass over a large ice cube.
  4. 4 Garnish with a Citrus House Dehydrated Orange slice resting on the rim or floating on top.
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Tips & Technique

The technique for an Old Fashioned is deceptively simple, but the details matter. Start with a quality bourbon — something with enough body and sweetness to stand up to the bitters without being overpowered. Add your simple syrup (or muddle a sugar cube if you prefer the traditional route) and 2–3 dashes of Angostura bitters into a mixing glass. Fill with large ice cubes and stir gently for 20–30 seconds. You’re chilling and diluting, not shaking — the goal is a silky, integrated drink. Strain into a rocks glass over a single large ice cube. Now add your Citrus House dried orange garnish. Rest it on the rim or let it float on top. Unlike a fresh peel that you’d express and discard, this dehydrated slice stays in the glass, slowly infusing subtle citrus notes as the ice melts and the drink opens up.

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Ready to upgrade your Old Fashioned? Shop Citrus House Dehydrated Orange Slices — the same dried orange garnish used by bars like The Broken Shaker and Death & Co. Each pouch contains enough slices for dozens of cocktails, with a 12+ month shelf life that eliminates waste entirely.

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