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Wisconsin Brandy Old-Fashioned

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Ingredients

  • 1 sugar cube
  • 1 teaspoon water
  • 1 maraschino cherry, plus more for garnish
  • 1 navel orange slice
  • 3 to 5 dashes Angostura bitters
  • 2 ounces Korbel brandy
  • 4 ounces Sprite®, Squirt®, Jolly Good®, or club soda, for topping

INSTRUCTIONS

  1. Add a sugar cube to the bottom of a rocks glass. Dash bitters over the top to begin dissolving the sugar.

  2. Add the cherry and orange slice and continue muddling until the fruit is broken down and juicy. 

  3. Fill the glass with ice.

  4. Pour brandy over ice, stirring to combine.

  5. Decide whether you want a sweet, sour, or press old-fashioned:

    • Sweet: Top the cocktail with 7UP® or Sprite.

    • Sour: Top the cocktail with Squirt or Jolly Good. 

    • Press (or dry): Top the cocktail with club soda or half club soda and half 7UP

  6. Garnish with more cherries, olives, or cocktail mushrooms, however you prefer.

  7. Enjoy immediately.

Fun Facts

  • Popular in Wisconsin since the post- World War II years, the Brandy Old- Fashioned was designated the official state cocktail in 2023.
  • Wisconsinites consume more brandy per capita than any other U.S. state.