Editing Old fashioned (cocktail) (section)

==Modifications==

[[File:Smoked Old Fashioned, Restaurant R'Evolution, the French Quarter, New Orleans, Louisiana.jpg|thumb|upright|Smoked Old Fashioned, Restaurant R'Evolution, the French Quarter, [[New Orleans, Louisiana]]]]

The original old fashioned recipe would have showcased the whiskey available in America in the 19th century: Irish, Bourbon or [[rye whiskey]].<ref name="DIY">{{Cite book |last=Simmons |first=Marcia |title=DIY Cocktails: A Simple Guide to Creating Your Own Signature Drinks |date=18 April 2011 |publisher=Adams Media}}</ref> But in some regions, especially [[Wisconsin]], [[brandy]] is substituted for whiskey (sometimes called a brandy old fashioned).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Checchini |first=Toby |date=22 September 2009 |title=Case Study: The Old-Fashioned, Wisconsin Style |url=http://tmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/09/22/case-study-the-old-fashioned-wisconsin-style/ |website=New York Times Style Magazine}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Byrne |first=Mark |date=21 February 2012 |title=Russ Feingold Interview on the Presidential Election 2012: Politics |url=https://www.gq.com/news-politics/politics/201202/russ-feingold-interview-politics-presidential-election-2012 |magazine=GQ |access-date=20 August 2012}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Jones |first=Meg |date=8 August 2016 |title=A Sip of Wisconsin: Old-fashioned Contest |url=http://www.jsonline.com/story/news/2016/08/07/sip-wisconsin-old-fashioned-contest/88375630/ |access-date=8 August 2016 |website=[[Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]]}}</ref> Eventually the use of other spirits became common, such as a gin recipe becoming popularized in the late 1940s.<ref name="DIY" />

Common garnishes for an old fashioned include an orange slice or a [[maraschino cherry]] or both,<ref name="DIY" /> although these modifications came around 1930, some time after the original recipe was invented.<ref name="boston">{{Cite book |last=Giglio |first=Anthony |title=Mr. Boston Official Bartender's Guide |date=10 November 2008 |publisher=John Wiley & Sons}}</ref> While some recipes began making sparse use of the orange zest for flavor, the practice of muddling orange and other fruit gained prevalence as late as the 1990s.<ref name="boston" />

Some modern variants have greatly sweetened the old-fashioned, e.g. by adding [[blood orange soda]] or lemon-lime soda to make a fizzy old-fashioned, or muddled strawberries to make a strawberry old-fashioned.<ref>{{Cite web |date=23 July 2016 |title=Strawberry Old Fashioned |url=https://thewoodenskillet.com/strawberry-old-fashioned/}}</ref> In Wisconsin, an "old fashioned, sweet" is made with lemon-lime soda, and "old fashioned, sour" is made with grapefruit soda.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Zielinski |first=Tyler |date=May 8, 2023 |title=In Wisconsin, A Distinctive Take on an Old Fashioned Cocktail |url=https://www.wineenthusiast.com/culture/spirits/wisconsin-old-fashioned-recipe/ |access-date=November 27, 2024 |website=Wine Enthusiast}}</ref>

[[File:Smokin' Steve Old Fashioned.png|thumb|upright|Smokin' Steve Old Fashioned]]

Modern versions may also include elaborately carved ice. Cocktail critic David Wondrich notes that this goes against the simple spirit of the old-fashioned.<ref name="Wondrich2007" />

Another more modern variation is the smoked old fashioned. The glass is smoked by a [[torch]], smoking gun, or cocktail smoker.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wolfe |first=Paris |title=Smoked cocktails are hot, moving more mainstream |url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2023/12/smoked-cocktails-are-hot-moving-more-mainstream.html|access-date=2024-02-04 |website=www.cleveland.com|date=29 December 2023 }}</ref> There is also an option through [[dry ice]], the Smokin' Steve Old Fashioned, created by Steve Haddadin.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Belshee |first=Melanie |title=Smokin' Steve Old Fashioned |url=https://www.alcoholinfusions.com/smokin-steve-old-fashioned/|access-date=2024-06-30 |website=www.alcoholinfusions.com|date=5 June 2024 }}</ref>