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Wisconsin Old Fashioned

Name: Wisconsin Old Fashioned
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 sugar cube; 3 dashes Angostura bitters; 2 orange slices, divided; 3 maraschino cherries, divided; 2 fluid ounces brandy, such as Korbel®; lemon-lime soda, as needed; splash of cherry juice, optional

This Wisconsin old fashioned is a classic brandy cocktail built in the glass with muddled orange, cherry, sugar, and bitters, finished with brandy and a splash of lemon-lime soda. Simple, nostalgic, and unapologetically old-school, it’s the drink you’ll find at supper clubs, corner bars, and family celebrations across Wisconsin.

5 min total 5 min prep 1 208 cal

Ingredients

1 serv.

1 sugar cube
3 dashes Angostura bitters
2 orange slices, divided
3 maraschino cherries, divided
2 fluid ounces brandy, such as Korbel®
lemon-lime soda, as needed
splash of cherry juice, optional

Instructions

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1 Place sugar cube in a rocks glass, and saturate with bitters. Add 1 orange slice and 1 cherry. Muddle gently until sugar is dissolved.
2 Fill glass with ice cubes. Add brandy, and top with lemon-lime soda and cherry juice, if using. Gently stir, then garnish with remaining orange slice and cherries.