tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4751805452043419723.post2466136221084528800..comments2024-03-23T00:22:58.476-04:00Comments on Off The Presses: Brandy Old-Fashioneds in ImbibeRobert Simonson, "Our Man in the Liquor-Soaked Trenches"-New York Times.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14428424677554600158noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4751805452043419723.post-73459431917331847072009-09-09T00:10:40.989-04:002009-09-09T00:10:40.989-04:00Here in Northeastern Wisconsin the brandy choice w...Here in Northeastern Wisconsin the brandy choice when I was growing up was Aristocrat Brandy. If you were drinking a whiskey O.F. it was always Kessler. As for the brandy conection. It was always stated that the German population in the eastern third of the state had the main taste for brandy. And since so many countries had a German presence at one time or another, it followed that the taste for brandy was imprinted on other nationalities.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4751805452043419723.post-90477249652219464412009-03-07T23:33:00.000-05:002009-03-07T23:33:00.000-05:00Thanks! I have no sentimental attachment to such ...Thanks! I have no sentimental attachment to such a drink, not being from Wisconsin, but your post prompted me to make a Brandy Old Fashioned for the first time. I already had some Korbel lying around for Tiki drinks. Made mine with an orange slice and an Italian brandied cherry, but without 7-up or sour mix (blech).<BR/><BR/>Have to say, not too shabby.Matt Schachthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16425342754082729941noreply@blogger.com