Schmid — Water, ice, fruit, and technique vary within the Old Fashioned form

Annotation

The Old Fashioned is a useful example of bounded variation: identity persists through multiple service choices, but the debate itself marks where practitioners perceive the boundaries.

Challenges Claims

Citations

Schmid2013OldFashioned — PDF sheets 45–47

Context

The discussion identifies contested choices inside the named cocktail rather than treating every variation as a new drink.

Excerpt ID

130

Excerpt Text

Schmid surveys disagreements over added water, ice format, fruit, muddling, garnish, and mixing technique within drinks still presented as Old Fashioneds.

Literature Notes

The Old Fashioned as a durable, versioned, and service-dependent cocktail form — Schmid

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PDF sheet 47

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PDF sheet 45

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Source Section

Variations and debates

Supports Claims

Bourbon cocktails are best explained as flexible forms, not fixed recipes

Evidence

Schmid surveys disagreements over added water, ice format, fruit, muddling, garnish, and mixing technique within drinks still presented as Old Fashioneds.

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Locator type: Page

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End: PDF sheet 47

Source section: Variations and debates

Context

The discussion identifies contested choices inside the named cocktail rather than treating every variation as a new drink.

Annotation

The Old Fashioned is a useful example of bounded variation: identity persists through multiple service choices, but the debate itself marks where practitioners perceive the boundaries.

Verification

Status: Verified

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