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Where to drink an Old Fashioned

This year Maker's Mark Old Fashioned Week is running from May 12-20, which means you get ample opportunities to get classy with a whisky cocktail.

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There's an all-star collection of Sydney bars putting their spin on this classic drink, so grab your mates and make plans for an Old Fashioned bar crawl.

Clock Hotel
  • Bars
  • Pubs
  • Surry Hills

At this Surry Hills pub with an impressive whisky room they're mixing up a classic Maker's Mark Old Fashioned all week long.

The Commons
  • Bars
  • Darlinghurst

There was a lot of pre-planning that went into the Commons Old Fashioned Week cocktail. They've been aging their's in a Tasmanian oak cask for four months to give it that woody, vanilla flavour that comes from aging spirits on wood.

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Earl's Juke Joint
  • Bars
  • Newtown
  • price 2 of 4
You can trust the gang at Earl's to do good work with the classics, and during Old Fashioned Week you can order up a Hoochie Coochie Man made with Maker's Mark, bourbon-aged maple syrup spiced up with chicory, two kinds of bitters, an absinthe mist and a lemon twist.
Papa Gede's
  • Bars
  • Cocktail bars
  • Sydney
This laneway voodoo bar is mixing up Old Fashioneds with three twists. You can get a fig and walnut edition, one flavoured with coffee and pecan or a pumpkin pie Old Fashioned.

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Ramblin' Rascal Tavern
  • Bars
  • Cocktail bars
  • Sydney
At this under Cognac haven you should have predicted that they'd rich up your Old Fashioned with a little Courvoisier VSOP, plus a dash of Dom Benedictine and a cherry on top.
Riley Street Garage
  • Bars
  • Woolloomooloo
They're calling the house cocktail for Maker's Mark Old Fashioned Week te 'Mapold Fashioned' because they're sweetening the mix with 10mls of maple syrup.
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The Roosevelt
  • Bars
  • Cocktail bars
  • Potts Point
  • price 2 of 4
You'll certainly be feeling a million bucks when you're drinking a Height of Fashion at the Roosevelt, their take on an Old Fashioned made with a pear ice sphere, walnut praline and caramelised pear crisp.
Shirt Bar
  • Shopping
  • Darling Harbour

Even if you're not in the market for a schmick new shirt, you can still drop into this dapper boutique and bar for a Shirt bar Old Fashioned, which they make with 10ml of applewood smoked honey and black tea syrup, in addition to the Marker's Mark, bitters and a flamed orange twist.

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Soda Factory
  • Bars
  • Surry Hills

Get yourself an Old Fashioned cocktail at this vintage, 50s-inspired bar where they're mixing up Maker's Mark with Australian and peach bitters and sugar syrup and garnishing it with an orange twist and house-made maraschino cherries.

Stitch Bar
  • Bars
  • Sydney
They're very keen on barrel-aged cocktails at Stitch Bar, which is why your Old Fashioneds here come with three different finishes: Islay (smoky), sherry (sweet and fruity) or Fernet (bitter and herbal). 

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The Village Inn
  • Bars
  • Paddington
The Paddington Old Fashioned is taking the classic recipe and making a few tiny tweaks, but not so many that it changes the appeal of the traditional Old Fashioned. They're adding chocolate bitters to the mix, plus bourbon-marinated dark cherries as a garnish.
The Wild Rover
  • Bars
  • Surry Hills
  • price 2 of 4

At this hidden whiskey bar they're giving the classic a morning flavour with the addition of Single Origin cold drip coffee and maple syrup. That's why they're calling it the Cold Fashioned.

 

Want to win a night of Old Fashioned cocktails?

Win a double pass to Maker’s Mark’s True Makers Workshop
  • Bars

In the midst of Old Fashioned Week, Maker’s Mark is hosting a True Maker’s workshop from 6.30pm at the Wild Rover in Surry Hills on Wednesday May 18, and one lucky subscriber will win a double pass to the event, which will include Maker's Mark Old Fashioneds and bar snacks on the night. 

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