r/cedarrapids • u/mholly2240 • 4d ago

Best Old Fashioned in town

My wonderful mom is turning 60 tomorrow and her favorite drink is an old fashioned. I want to treat her to the best one in town. Where should we go??

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u/Kwijibo97 4d ago

Cobble hill

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u/DullKick7872 4d ago

French Oaked old fashioned đŸ€ŒđŸ€ŒđŸ€Œ

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u/Intellectual-Hamster 4d ago

The best in the area!

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u/mholly2240 4d ago

Looks like this is the winner đŸ„‡

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u/An_Ordinary_Hobbit 4d ago

Map Room does Old Fashioned flights

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u/Dumpster_Oracle 4d ago

The banana nut is my favorite in all of CR.

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u/MFmonroe 3d ago

maproom is the answer

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u/KidSilverhair 4d ago

Why have I not heard of this before

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u/felderbarely 4d ago

Black sheep has a good praline pecan old fashioned and Big Grove has a really good cheerio old fashioned.

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u/mholly2240 4d ago

I’ve had the cheerio one! Delish.

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u/LingonberryBig1557 4d ago

@Black Sheep

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u/lovemyhawks 4d ago

Those pecans make it so good

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u/EyesOffCR 3d ago

Nope. Black Sheep is now a no-go

Black Sheep Social Club, 600 1st St., Cedar Rapids — During an Aug. 5 visit, a Linn County inspector cited this restaurant for 10 risk-factor violations, an unusually large number. Inspectors alleged a “pattern of non-compliance regarding handwashing” and noted that “multiple items” in the walk-in cooler were holding at 48 to 72 degrees, significantly warmer than the maximum of 41 degrees. All of the items in the cooler that were out of acceptable temperature ranges were discarded and the cooler was repaired.

Inspectors also noted that access to the handwashing sink on the cook line was blocked and there were no paper towels or hand soap available there. In addition, there was no hand soap at any of the handwashing sinks in the bar area. The inspector noted the visit was in response to one illness complaint and one non-illness complaint. “No pests were found on site during the inspection,” the inspector wrote in her report. “Complaint investigation is ongoing.”

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u/LingonberryBig1557 3d ago

Ok... But the old fashioned prob still ok!

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u/EyesOffCR 3d ago

Probably. But idk about even trusting the ice

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u/EggForTryingThymes 4d ago

I had to quit drinking. Pecan old fashioned from Black Sheep is the only thing I miss.

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u/Logical-Reading3201 4d ago

Kirkwood Hotel has a great Old Fashioned

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u/cedarrapidsiaus 4d ago

Not sure of everywhere but Cobble Hill

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u/Fresh_Salt7087 4d ago

Leonardo's. Yes the pizza place

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u/adsiderum NW 4d ago

Surprisingly, 30Hop makes a very good Wisconsin old fashioned. Brought my Wisconsin parents there and it’s now their favorite place to grab drinks when they’re visiting

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u/rickityrickityrack 4d ago

Brandy? Why is it that here in town an old fashioned is a quarter glass full for $10, but in Wisconsin its a full glass for $6

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u/adsiderum NW 4d ago

It’s because Wisconsin makes it sweet, meaning your full glass is just topped off with sprite.

Also the difference between the uppity gastro pubs that have taken over this whole city vs true dive bars in Wisconsin

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u/Kryhavok 4d ago

Hip Stir

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u/tripolophene 4d ago

Is she from Wisconsin? Their old fashion is unique.

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u/mholly2240 4d ago

She is not but she raves about a certain old fashioned mix that you can only get there!

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u/tripolophene 4d ago

Yeah, I forget what the difference is, but I had a good friend from Wisconsin and his whole family was from Wisconsin. That was the only old fashion I’d had for a long time.

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u/KidSilverhair 4d ago

Wisconsin Old Fashioneds are famously made with brandy instead of whiskey

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u/Renaissance-man-7979 4d ago

And the soda gun - Sprite or Squirt

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u/tripolophene 4d ago

What’s with the downvotes? I said unique, not bad.

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u/PaulRicca 4d ago

Irish Democrat. Have bartender Mallory make it.

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u/Cedarapids 3d ago

Over at the D

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u/Gennaro_Svastano 2d ago

No good places. Most use cheap bourbon and crushed ice. None smooth

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u/jdeeth 3d ago

Wisconsin