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?
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’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!)
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 in agreement with you, it’s my go-to as well. I make mine with maple syrup rather than simple syrup (I guess that’s the Canadian in me) but whenever I go out, I’ll order an old fashioned regardless of how it’s made. I like the taste of whiskey anyway, but I prefer to drink it with other flavours unless it’s a high end bottle, and the old fashioned is the best whiskey cocktail I’ve tried thus far
What’s your ratio for using maple instead of simple? Is it the same amount of maple as simple or do you adjust?
Absolutely. Whiskey and maple syrup just go so well together. There’s no better flavour to add to whiskey than maple, imo
I really like a good Old Fashioned. Most of the bars I’ve tried around here are terrible at making them though.
