Month: August 2022

Aug 29

Wisconsin Old Fashion

Howdy and welcome to Junior’s Bourbon Hall. I am Junior and today we will be making a Wisconsin Old Fashion.  Growing up in Wisconsin this really the only way I knew to make Old Fashion.  I also assumed everyone made them the same or at least knew what they were.  Once I started traveling, I realized asking for an old fashion outside of Wisconsin would get you a dirty look from the waitress or bartender as they had no idea what you were asking for.  If you got lucky and had a bartender from Wisconsin, you would get what you asked for.  Most of the time if the waitress or bartender didn’t ask you would get s form of a Manhattan.  Now this has changed drastically, and it seems that every state has a form of the old fashion. Here is my version of the Wisconsin Old Fashion to impress your friends.  Out for a Fish Fry or a nice dinner look for a place that muddles the Old Fashions.  Steps Cut the orange Luxardo Cherry Sugar cube Angostura bitters Add a touch of mix Muddle everything together Add 1.5 to 2 oz of Bourbon. (Can use Brandy or Scotch) Add Ice Top off with Mix (Sweet – 7-up, Sour – Mix or Squirt, or Seltzer / Club Soda) Cheers and enjoy Junior

Aug 29

3-Club Challenge

3-Club Challenge I am playing in a 3-Club challenge for 9-Holes at my golf club.  First question is what 3 Clubs do you take?  Putter counts as a club.  Putt with a wedge?  3-Iron?  We will be playing your normal tees.  Thoughts are running through my head.  The way I think I am going to choose my clubs will be taking the longest par 4 and dividing yardage by 2 so I can get home in 2 with whatever longest club I choose.  From there I am going to decide on a mid to short iron.  One that will let me hit a variety of distances.  Finally, I am going to take a wedge of some sort.  Pitching or 50 degree is my thinking now. Another thought, longest par 4 is 445 yards and the shortest is 386 yards.  Thinking taking a 200-yard club would get me home on all but, the longest par 4 if I hit it correctly.  Plus, that club should be able to take down yardage by choking down or ¾ swings.  Then take a 140-yard club for chipping and getting out of trouble.  This club could also be pitching so I could take my putter for on the greens.  With this thinking an up and down would be needed for the longest par 4 as I can get there with a 200-yard club.  Benefit is the putter on the greens.  Get there and then have an advantage. Now I am leaning for the 2nd thought. Will know more tomorrow and let everyone know how it went. Junior