In Search of the Ultimate Old-Fashioned
We asked 17 of America's best bartenders to submit their finest recipe for the Old-Fashioned—then blind-tasted them all to find the best of the best.
- story: Robert Simonson
- photo: Daniel Krieger
Five New-School Riffs on the Old-Fashioned
From a mezcal-based modern classic to one inspired by Long Island Iced Tea, five new-school twists on the archetypal template.
- story: Chloe Frechette
- photos: Multiple
El Amargo
El Amargo is an Argentine riff on the Old-Fashioned from Ocho7Ocho head bartender Javier Sosa.
- story: emma_g
- photo: Macias Crudelli
Daily News: The Story Behind Jackie O’s Cocktail, Converting Tequila Waste Into Fuel
Your daily dose of news and happenings from around the drink-o-sphere: - The Guardian shares the story behind the Femme Fatale cocktail, created in honor of Jackie Kennedy Onassis. - Mexico’s second-biggest…
- story: Chloe Frechette
Daily News: Sampling New York’s Political Cocktails, An Ode to Drinking in Bars
Your daily dose of news and happenings from around the drink-o-sphere: - Dogfish Head will offer canned beer for the first time since its founding in 1995. - Bloomberg suggests the Old Fashioned…
- story: Chloe Frechette
Five Drinks of the Bitter and Stirred Variety
Five new-age bitter riffs on everything from the Manhattan to the Old-Fashioned.
- story: Punch Staff
- photos: Lizzie Munro
Beeswax Old Fashioned
A signature of London's White Lyan, this riff on the Old-Fashioned benefits from added mouthfeel by way of beeswax.
- story: Punch Staff
Smoke-Filled Room
Jonathan Lam's funky, peaty rum-based riff on the Old-Fashioned.
- story: joanna_h
- photo: Daniel Krieger
Black Apple Old Fashioned
Bartender Sother Teague's riff on the Old-Fashioned pairs Jägermeister with apple brandy and apple bitters.
- story: Talia Baiocchi
Mexico, ME
Named for a town near the White Mountains of New Hampshire in northern Maine, the Mexico, ME is essentially a tequila Old-Fashioned spiked with mezcal and Allen's Coffee Flavored Brandy.
- story: Leslie Pariseau
- photo: Daniel Krieger
