» Considering the Old-Fashioned
A toast, of sorts, to a great drink.
It is essentially the original cocktail—the no-frills combination of liquor, sugar, bitters, and water that 19th century Americans would have had in mind when they ordered a capital-c Cocktail (and which old timers eventually found themselves having to ask for by a more specific name as bartenders became more fanciful with their concoctions).They’re doing nice work over at American Drink.