The Old Fashioned is my favorite drink. It introduced me to whiskey and mixology plus it’s simple and versatile. I think it’s easy to judge if a bar has good cocktails based solely on their Old Fashioned. What are your opinions, favorite variations, etc?
When it’s good, it’s great. When it’s bad it’s undrinkable.
I have to really trust a bar to order an old fashioned.
I’m surprised no Wisconsonites have piped up in this discussion…the local WI version version is quite a different beast than the standard OF. (Pretty undrinkable in my opinion, but hugely popular here!)
I prefer a Sazerac, but I’m not big on whiskey to begin with. I do like using the Old Fashioned format when trying new spirits though
It’s my go-to and I judge the quality of the bar on their ability to make a good one. In my city I have a small list of places I go nearly weekly and that’s all I order. My wife enjoys trying a bunch of different things so we make sure it’s all quality, all the time.
I really like a good Old Fashioned. Most of the bars I’ve tried around here are terrible at making them though.
