Enjoyed: Thursday, August 5, 2021

Listed on the menu: Yes, as Man in Black, the closest cocktail to an Old Fashioned that I found on the bar menu

Ingredients: Jack Daniel’s, Jack Daniel’s Honey, Simple Syrup, Lemonade, Club Soda

The occasion: This was our first full day in Nashville, and our first trip to Lower Broadway, which is full of honky-tonks with live country music. We decided on this bar, adjacent to the Johnny Cash Museum, in hopes of hearing more “classic” country music, and indeed, the band there was playing covers that we recognized, such as music by the Charlie Daniels Band.

My rating: ** out of 5. Admittedly, this drink was not labeled as an Old Fashioned per se, but the basics were there, namely whiskey, sweetness, and citrus. We sat at the bar, indoors, but the drink was served in a plastic cup anyhow. (I suspect this is standard practice in a honky-tonk.) The drink wasn’t unpleasant, but it lacked subtlety. This was a guzzle-it-fast-and-get-drunk-quick type of drink. (Again, I suspect this is standard practice in a honky-tonk.)

Final thoughts: What would Johnny drink? This Man in Black cocktail was definitely much too weak for my tastes, and I wonder if Johnny would approve of its name. Maybe I should have ordered a straight shot of whiskey, because it burns, burns, burns…