Enjoyed: Thursday, June 24 , 2021

Listed on the menu: No, but the menu stated that cocktails were available. I asked our very friendly waiter if an Old Fashioned was possible. He thought for perhaps 10 seconds and told me that one could be made.

Ingredients: Orange juice, whiskey, probably a splash of Angostura bitters, and an orange slice. The drink was served in a glass from the neighboring brewery.

The occasion: This was the third day of our vacation in South Dakota. We had left the Badlands National Park area in the morning. Our first stop this day was Hot Springs, where we swam and soaked in warm mineral-rich pools. In the mid-afternoon, we joined a cave tour in Wind Cave National Park. Then we drove up scenic roads to Custer for a 2 night stay. Downtown Custer was filled with souvenir shops and hamburger joints, but we wanted Mexican food, and the Begging Burro provided an excellent meal. I had scrumptious pork tacos, and Husband had the pork shank with fried leeks. For dessert, we shared a mole brownie with strawberry sauce.

My rating: ** out of 5. The drink was tasty, yes, but this was not really an Old Fashioned, so I gave it a lower rating. Husband described it as a “Whiskey Screwdriver” and that’s exactly right. The main ingredient was definitely orange juice.

Final thoughts: I would return to this restaurant, but next time, I would copy Husband and drink margaritas, which were unsurprisingly, the house specialty. Oh, yes, and the Black Hills are gorgeous.