If someone tells you that you're drinking an "improved" cocktail, it could be a fancy free. The latter name for the drink ...
Old fashioned cocktails are a year-round favorite. Made from a balance of whiskey or bourbon, Angostura bitters, and sugar, ...
The Old Fashioned is considered the oldest American cocktail known. The word 'cocktail' wasn't even in the vernacular until 1806, when it described a drink of liquor, sugar, water, and bitters.