An Old Fashioned is a very spirit-forward cocktail, meant to let the whiskey shine. So it should taste like whiskey, but rounded out with other complementary flavors. Certainly drinking spirits is an acquired taste.

How would you describe an Old Fashioned?

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Is an Old Fashioned sweet?

Old Fashioneds, on the other hand, are traditionally made with a simple sugar cube muddled with bitters in the bottom of the glass. It's sweet, yes, but the sugar brings very little else to the cocktail. ... Sugar is also much sweeter than Sweet Vermouth, so the final cocktail tastes sweeter than a Manhattan as well.