{"id":13,"date":"2014-11-22T22:30:02","date_gmt":"2014-11-23T04:30:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wisconsinverbs.com\/?p=13"},"modified":"2015-02-16T10:59:54","modified_gmt":"2015-02-16T16:59:54","slug":"wisconsin-drinks-my-grandpas-old-fashioned","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wisconsinverbs.com\/wisconsin-drinks-my-grandpas-old-fashioned\/","title":{"rendered":"Wisconsin Drinks: My Grandpa\u2019s Old Fashioned"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I grew up with a love for maraschino cherries. Specifically, the cherries that were left to soak in the bottom of the tumblers my family drank from while at my grandpa&#8217;s on Milwaukee&#8217;s west side \u2014 cherries that were all soaked up with boozy Brandy Old Fashioned goodness.<\/p>\n<p>When I finally hit the appropriate age* to drink one of Grandpa Max&#8217;s Old Fashioneds myself &#8211; I had a sudden understanding of why there was so much laughter around the sheep head table, and such rosy cheeks.<\/p>\n<p><!--more-->My grandpa&#8217;s Old Fashioned recipe is probably not your grandpa&#8217;s recipe. It&#8217;s not the recipe used by the famed <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theoldfashioned.com\/\">Old Fashioned restaurant<\/a> in Madison, WI. There will be no orange. There will be no soda. It&#8217;s not the Old Fashioned made by beard-wearing cocktail artists\/mixologists who care about muddling things or using exotic bitters.<\/p>\n<p>But this is the drink that I will forever compare all other drinks to. It is simply the best.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-13 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/wisconsinverbs.com\/wisconsin-drinks-my-grandpas-old-fashioned\/old-fashioned-1\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/wisconsinverbs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/old-fashioned-1-500x500.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Old Fashioned Step 1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wisconsinverbs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/old-fashioned-1-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/wisconsinverbs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/old-fashioned-1-800x800.jpg 800w, https:\/\/wisconsinverbs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/old-fashioned-1.jpg 1013w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/wisconsinverbs.com\/wisconsin-drinks-my-grandpas-old-fashioned\/old-fashioned2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/wisconsinverbs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/old-fashioned2-500x500.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Old Fashioned Step 2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wisconsinverbs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/old-fashioned2-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/wisconsinverbs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/old-fashioned2-800x800.jpg 800w, https:\/\/wisconsinverbs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/old-fashioned2-1200x1200.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/wisconsinverbs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/old-fashioned2.jpg 1836w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/wisconsinverbs.com\/wisconsin-drinks-my-grandpas-old-fashioned\/old-fashioned-3\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/wisconsinverbs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/old-fashioned-3-500x500.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Old Fashioned Step 3\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wisconsinverbs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/old-fashioned-3-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/wisconsinverbs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/old-fashioned-3-800x800.jpg 800w, https:\/\/wisconsinverbs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/old-fashioned-3.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/wisconsinverbs.com\/wisconsin-drinks-my-grandpas-old-fashioned\/old-fashioned-4\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/wisconsinverbs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/old-fashioned-4-500x500.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Old Fashioned Step 4\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wisconsinverbs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/old-fashioned-4-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/wisconsinverbs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/old-fashioned-4-800x800.jpg 800w, https:\/\/wisconsinverbs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/old-fashioned-4-1200x1200.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/wisconsinverbs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/old-fashioned-4.jpg 1830w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h2>Grandpa Max&#8217;s Old Fashioned<\/h2>\n<p>2 shots water<\/p>\n<p>1 sugar cube<br \/>Let the sugar dissolve into the water. Tell some jokes to pass the time, or sing if you&#8217;re in a really good mood.<\/p>\n<p>1 splash of cherry juice from the jar of maraschino cherries<br \/>Like it sweet? Add some more cherry juice when no one is looking.<\/p>\n<p>2 shots Korbel Brandy**<br \/>The goal is to have 1 part brandy to 1 part water.<\/p>\n<p>2 shakes \/ drops bitters (most likely <a href=\"http:\/\/www.angosturabitters.com\/\">Angostura Aromatic Bitters<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>1 maraschino cherry (or more if you&#8217;re really into cherries like me)<\/p>\n<p>Add a few ice cubes and stir.<\/p>\n<p>Drink.<\/p>\n<p>Repeat.<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t drive anywhere.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Grandpa passed a few years back, but this drink will always warm my heart. And it still partners nicely with a game of sheep head, cribbage and belly laughing.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_60\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/wisconsinverbs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/old-fashioned-final.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-60\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1342\" class=\"wp-image-60 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/wisconsinverbs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/old-fashioned-final.jpg\" alt=\"Grandpas Old Fashioned\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wisconsinverbs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/old-fashioned-final.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/wisconsinverbs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/old-fashioned-final-715x800.jpg 715w, https:\/\/wisconsinverbs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/old-fashioned-final-1073x1200.jpg 1073w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Here&#8217;s a double. Mmmmmm.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Variations? <\/strong>Hell no, why change a good thing? OK, after careful thought and consideration:<\/p>\n<p>My uncle drinks his Old Fashioneds using Southern Comfort and less cherry juice. It might be blasphemy, but it is still quite lovely.<\/p>\n<p>Have some sweet vermouth laying around? You could make a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.1001cocktails.com\/recipes\/mixed-drinks\/101286\/cocktail-brandy-manhattan.html\">Brandy Manhattan<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>And yes, a muddled orange and cherry combination with some soda is delicious &#8211; particularly if this is your first Brandy Old Fashioned.<\/p>\n<p><em>*Wisconsin may have <a href=\"http:\/\/www.revenue.wi.gov\/faqs\/ise\/atundrg.html#undrg2\">a different definition of appropriate age<\/a> than your state.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> **Yes, you can use other brandy, but why would you? Wisconsin consumes <a href=\"http:\/\/onmilwaukee.com\/bars\/articles\/brandy.html\">\u2153 of the Korbel Brandy produced<\/a>. <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I grew up with a love for maraschino cherries. Specifically, the cherries that were left to soak in the bottom of the tumblers my family drank from while at my grandpa&#8217;s on Milwaukee&#8217;s west side \u2014 cherries that were all soaked up with boozy Brandy Old Fashioned goodness. 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