Sometime around 1880 the Old Fashioned as we know it today is said to have been invented at The Pendennis Club in Louisville, Kentucky by James E. Pepper, bartender and bourbon maker. He then brought the recipe to the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel bar in New York City.
The glass, Kartio, was designed in 1958 by Finnish designer Kaj Franck.
December 9 – Old Fashioned
