Post #733079 by lunavideogames on Fri, Dec 12, 2014 9:05 PM

On 2014-12-12 19:19, Atomic Tiki Punk wrote:

On 2014-12-03 21:29, nui 'umi 'umi wrote:
Had two Old fashioned’s at Mr. Vee’s in La Mirada. It’s a restauant with an “old school” bar/lounge ( dark wood and leather booths). I think that the old fashions are up to John-O’s standards if I could be a little presumptuous. I overheard the barkeep talking mention Mai Tai’s so I asked him how he made them? His answer included pineapple juice, oj, and grenadine.I’ll stick to the old fashion’s. Btw, my wife had a lemon drop which she said was almost as good as the ones she’s had at the nearby Sharkbite bar.
Cheers

It really is amazing how hard it is to get a good "Old Fashioned", David
such a simple cocktail, yet it really needs to be prepared properly

You would be surprised how many bartenders add 7up or soda water to it (ratio of 1/3 to one half of the cocktail, even)
I have sent back many of these abominations in a glass.

I just had my in laws in town from Wisconsin. They kept saying that Manhattans were stronger than Old Fashioneds. This confused me because based on the recipes, Old Fashioneds should be the stronger drink. I showed them the recipes back to back, then I realized that their bartenders were hacking the recipe. They told me that the bartenders would add soda or 7up to the drink, sometimes even 50/50 or worse. I told them that I don't add water or soda to the ones I make, ever. Sad that bartenders could screw up this basic recipe.