Wisconsin legislators are on a mission to make the Old Fashioned with Brandy its official state cocktail. Here's why it makes sense.
, but it seems like there are a handful of sure signs that you’re in the Badger State. You know, signs like the prevalence ofcurds, overhearing a number of conversations that include the word “Lambeau,” or taking a drink of your Old Fashioned and tasting … wait, is that
That’s right, Wisconsin bartenders tend to swap out the bourbon for brandy when they make Old Fashioneds, and this variation on that old standard could soon become Wisconsin’s official State Cocktail. (Actually, it could become theLast month, state representatives John Plumer and Cory Tomczyk proposed a resolution that would elevate the mixed drink to have an “official” state honor.
So, you know … what gives? For starters, Wisconsinites drink a lot of brandy. Even though the state ranks 20th when it comes to overall population, the residents account for more than half of the sales of Korbel brandy., in 2019, Korbel sold 275,000 cases of brandy in the U.S., and more than 150,000 of them were bought in Wisconsin.
Another explanation involves the grain rationing that took place during and after World War II. Since grain was an essential part of bourbon production, any alcohol that was produced during those years was … honestly, pretty rank. Booze distributors in Wisconsin apparently learned that California’s Christian Brothers distiller had 30,000 barrels of brandy, so they bought the lot and had it shipped to the state.
“If you were going to order an old-fashioned, you could get it made with either questionable whiskey or good brandy,” cocktail historian Jeanette Hurt. “We’re not stupid — we chose brandy! And that’s how we started drinking brandy, and then our kids started drinking brandy, and then our grandkids, and suddenly everybody’s drinking brandy.”
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