Cool off on a hot day with this refreshing cherry smash cocktail One of my favorite classic drinks is the old-fashioned. I grew up in wisconsin, where the old-fashioned is the unofficial state drink. It's pretty much all my mom ever ordered, and our house always had a bottle of canadian club at the ready. I tend to associate the old-fashioned with winter and old school wisconsin wood-paneled bars, so a hot, humid summer doesn't seem like the best time to enjoy one. When i happened to have some whiskey on hand recently.