Classic Brandy Old Fashioned Recipe

Classic Brandy Old Fashioned Recipe

If the Brandy Old Fashioned isn’t the official cocktail of the state of Wisconsin it certainly should be. Around these parts it reigns supreme. It will never get the headlines of its whiskey cousin and, well, we like it that way.


The beauty of an Old Fashioned lies in its simplicity.

The beauty of an Old Fashioned lies in its simplicity.

It consists of brandy, a couple sweeteners, and a little bit of love, by which we mean muddling. They’ve been a Wisconsin staple for generations and figure to stay that way far into the future. They’re right at home at taverns and tailgates, bowling alleys and bingo halls. And, of course, the best place of all: your drinking hand.