A New Take on the Classic Old Fashioned

This year’s winner of the Old Forester Old Fashioned championship smoked the competition...literally.

Published Dec. 5 2016 12:00AM EST

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On November 13, 2016, four top bartenders met to compete in Old Forester’s annual Old Fashioned competition. This year’s winner, mixologist Jairo Taveras, smoked the competition...literally. Check out the inspiration and ingredients behind his winning Old Fashioned cocktail in the video above.

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