Old Fashioned
Who better than Sir Kingsley Amis to explain this one
1 huge slug bourbon whiskey (say 4 fl. Oz.)
1 level tea spoon castor sugar
As little hot water as will dissolve sugar completely
3 dashes Angastora bitters
1 hefty squeeze of fresh orange juice
1 teaspoon maraschino-cherry juice
1 slice orange
1 maraschino cherry
3 ice cubes
'Put the dissolved sugar into a glass, add the bitters, the juices and whiskey, and stir furiously. Add the ice cubes and stir again. Lastly push the orange slice down alongside the ice, drop in the cherry, and serve.'
'You may supply drinking-straws if it is that sort of party.'
The Savoy Cocktail Book is more liberal in it's suggestions, but we're with Sir Kingsley on this one.