Classic cocktail

Brandy Old Fashioned

Wisconsin's supper club Old Fashioned. Brandy muddled with sugar, bitters, orange, and cherry, topped with lemon-lime soda.

Glass
Double rocks glass
Method
Build
Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients
6

Ingredients

  • 2 oz Brandy, Korbel is the Wisconsin default
  • 1 tsp Sugar, or 1 sugar cube
  • 3 dash Angostura Bitters
  • 1 slice Orange Wheel, muddled; a wedge leaves less pith debris
  • 1 whole Maraschino Cherry, muddled
  • Lemon-Lime Soda, 7UP or Sprite for 'sweet'; soda water for 'sour'

Garnish: Orange slice and maraschino cherry

How to make it

  1. Muddle the sugar, bitters, orange slice, and cherry in a double rocks glass.
  2. Add the brandy and fill with ice.
  3. Top with lemon-lime soda (or soda water for a sour) and stir gently.
  4. Garnish with an orange slice and a maraschino cherry.