You cannot get more classic than a classic Old Fashioned. This humble concoction of four ingredients—whiskey, sugar, bitters, and water—is quite literally the cocktail that started it all.

Originally known as a Whiskey Cocktail, the old-fashioned is a timeless drink that never goes out of fashion. In its early days, an old-fashioned cocktail might be crafted with brandy, gin ...

Choose a Good Bourbon or Rye Since the Old Fashioned is a spirit-forward cocktail, the bourbon (or rye whiskey) you choose ...

I acquired these early recipes from various mediocre cocktail books that my mother had procured at my behest. This was the old fashioned as I knew it and even today, sadly, so does most of America.