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Subject: Re: Competitions...Old Fashioned
From: DrinkBoy
Posted: Fri Mar 21. 2003, 00:30 UTC
Followup to: "Re: Competitions...Old Fashioned"  by Elven Scribe  (Thu Mar 20. 2003, 18:27 UTC)
> ...Did you know, BTW, that an Old-Fashioned is thus named because it
> is an Old-Fashioned Manhattan?...
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Sorry, you have been seriously mis-led. The Old Fashioned is one of my 
personal specialties, and I've done a lot of research into it.

The "Old Fashioned" is called that because it is a "whiskey cocktail made the 
old fashioned way". Spirit, sugar, water, bitters is the base definition of a 
cocktail which dates back to 1806. The "common" story, is that this cocktail 
was invented at the Pendennis club in Louisville KT. Some guy comes into the 
bar, and asks for a drink, but says he doesn't like whiskey... Yowser! He's in 
the heart of whiskey country... he's lucky not to get thrown out of the joint. 
Fortunately, the bartender had a cool head, but he couldn't bring himself to 
make a non-whiskey drink for the guy so he put some sugar, bitters, and just a 
little branch water into a glass, muddled it together to dissolve the sugar, 
then added some ice and a goodly amount of whiskey. Garnished with a lemon 
twist, and handed it to the guy.

"What is this?" asked the customer.

"That, is an Old Fashioned Whiskey Cocktail" replied the bartender.

More information, as well as a wad-o-recipes from across the ages, can be 
found here:

http://www.drinkboy.com/Essays/RenewingAnOldFashion.html


> add ice, whiskey and top with soda (Soda must be on top!)
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Sorry, that's not right either.

The only reason for any water whatsoever in an Old Fashioned is to help 
dissolve the sugar. You add it at the very beginning (if at all!) and you only 
add an amount equal to the amount of sugar you add.

This drink is not supposed to be a "Bourbon Spritzer".


-Robert
 www.DrinkBoy.com


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