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Evan Williams

Elijah Craig® Kentucky Straight Bourbon
Whiskey. Bardstown, KY 47% Alc./Vol. © 2021.

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CHEERS TO
A GREAT WEEK

There’s Greatness Within® our
community. With your help, we raised
another $100,000 for bar and restaurant
workers in need in 2021!

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Plan an Old Fashioned night out - any night of
the year. Search your area for bars and
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Old Fashioned Week® events.

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Mix an
old fashioned

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Keep the celebration going all year long by
learning to make this classic Bourbon
cocktail at home.

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HISTORY OF THE
OLD FASHIONED

In 1789, the Rev. Elijah Craig became the
first to char oak barrels. Less than 20 years
later, the Old Fashioned was born. Discover
the origins of the world's first classic
cocktail with the Father of Bourbon.

1806 THE WHISKEY COCKTAIL

The Old Fashioned was originally known as "the whiskey cocktail" and considered "matutinal"; that is, it was generally consumed in the morning.

1862 The Cocktail, Defined

Jerry Thomas's book, "The Bar-Tender's Guide," describes the whiskey cocktail as "a couple dashes of Boker's bitters, twice as many dashes of gum syrup, and a ‘wine glass' of whiskey."

1880s Name Comes Into Fashion

After years of cocktail experimentation and permutation, calls for a return to "old-style drinking" give rise to the name "Old Fashioned." The term is widely adopted.

1930s Muddled Fruit Addition

Fruit becomes widely used as an ingredient versus a garnish. A 1936 New York Times letter to the editor claims the trend began during Prohibition, "to disguise the horrible taste of terrible liquor."

2010 Returning to Its Roots

Most of the country's top mixologists shun the use of fruit in their Old Fashioned cocktails, using an orange swath or brandied cherry for garnish only.

2019 Recognizing the Greatness Within

Drinks International recognizes the Old Fashioned as the World's #1 Classic Cocktail for the fifth year in a row.

2020 Celebrating the Old Fashioned

Elijah Craig partners with PUNCH to host their first annual Old Fashioned Week. The event raises $100,000 to support bar & restaurant workers' affected by Covid-19.