Old Fashioned cocktails are a staple at supper clubs here in Wisconsin. Typically it’s brandy or whisky, sweet or sour. Today, I’m sharing an old fashioned with a new twist-ginger.

We first discovered a ginger old fashioned at the Alchemy Cafe, a local gastropub. We were so impressed with the unique flavor of their old fashioned, we decided to experiment and create our own recipe at home. Get ready to mix up our cocktail of the month, the ginger old fashioned. Are you ready for happy hour?

Ginger Old Fashioned Recipe

Ingredients:

• 4 oz bourbon whiskey (or rye)

• juice from one clementine orange or lemon

• ginger beer-we like Fever Tree

• sparkling water or club soda

• 1 dash Angostura Bitters

• grated ginger

• dark cherries

Directions:

• Muddle fresh ginger, juice, bitters with one or two cherries.

• Add bourbon and ice to muddled ingredients and stir well.

• Pour over ice, top with ginger beer, sparkling water, or club soda and stir

• Garnish with candied ginger, orange or lemon peel and cherry