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The Perfect Old Fashioned

Fill your tumbler glass chock full of ice

Turn your bitters bottle upside down and give three good shakes over the ice

Pour in about an eighth of a cup of simple syrup (sugar dissolved in water)

Pour in your double shot of spirits (brandy is the classic, whisky or bourbon is also an option)

Top if off with your favorite soda :

Old Fashioned Sweet – use 7-up or Sprite Old Fashoined Sour – use sour mix or lemonade Old Fashioned Press – half 7-up, half soda water Old Fashioned Soda – carbonated water

Finish it off with your garnish of fruit (orange slice and maraschino cherry), olives, pickled mushrooms – as you like it!

How to order your Old Fashioned like a true Wisconsonite

Just follow the three simple steps and be sure to let the bartender know:

Which spirits

Which topper

Which garnish

So the next time you visit Trail's Lounge Supper Club, say to the bartender : “I’ll take a brandy old fashioned sweet, double olives, thanks”

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