Whiskey Smash
The layman’s Mint Julep, the Whiskey Smash comes with all of the flavor of its more famous relative.
- story: Leslie Pariseau
- photo: Nicole Franzen
The layman’s Mint Julep, the Whiskey Smash comes with all of the flavor of its more famous relative.
Nearly stomped out of existence by its fruity mid-20th-century counterpart, the true Old-Fashioned is as traditional as they come.
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