"There are drinks you sip once and yearn to try again. Then there are those drinks that are bona fide classics, found on menus from weddings to neighborhood bars. And some drinks are riffs on a classic that are so unique, yet so simple, that you find yourself wondering, "How have I not thought of this sooner?" This Wisconsin-style old-fashioned cocktail is a bit of the first, a touch of the second, and wholly, completely in the realm of the third."
"The Wisconsin take on the old fashioned takes the brandy-focused original, and makes it lighter, sweeter, and more effervescent. This version of the cocktail calls for a mix of lemon-lime soda like Sprite or 7UP, which it mixes in equal proportion with seltzer. A bit of orange, a touch of maraschino cherry, and you've got yourself a drink that feels like it was meant to be."
A Wisconsin-style old fashioned adapts the brandy-focused classic to be lighter, sweeter, and bubbly by combining lemon-lime soda and seltzer in equal parts. The recipe balances sweet, sour, and spirit-forward notes using a sugar cube, Angostura bitters, and a teaspoon of maraschino cherry syrup. Typical proportions call for 2 ounces brandy, 2 ounces lemon-lime soda, and 2 ounces seltzer, served over ice with an orange slice, orange peel, and a maraschino cherry. Cherry bitters are an optional substitution for Angostura to enhance the maraschino notes.
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