Old Fashioned Amber

Ingredients
Ice
1/2 cup bourbon
1 tablespoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon bitters, such as Angostura or orange
Two 12-ounce bottles amber ale
4 strips orange peel (removed from the orange with a vegetable peeler)
4 maraschino cherries, optional

 

Directions
Fill a cocktail shaker with ice. Add the bourbon, sugar and bitters and shake well. 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.