42 places to get old fashioned in St. Louis this week

October 11, 2025 Jordan Palmer Cocktails, Events, Spirits Comments Off on 42 places to get old fashioned in St. Louis this week
Old Fashioned Week
Old Fashioned Week

I love the image depicted in old, black-and-white movies from the early 20th century: a man coming home around 5:30 p.m. after a solid eight hours at the office. He enters his home, hangs up his hat, and begins his unwind with a frothy cocktail. Boy, those movies made cocktails look good. That simple moment—spirit, sugar, water, bitters—wasn’t just cinematic. It was ritual. It was the Old Fashioned. And this month, that ritual gets its due with Elijah Craig Old Fashioned Week, a nationwide toast to the cocktail that started it all.

A Classic Worth Celebrating

Running October 10–19, Old Fashioned Week is Elijah Craig’s annual, ten-day celebration of craftsmanship, community, and a damn fine pour. Bars and restaurants across the country will be slinging creative riffs and classic takes on the drink that arguably birthed the entire cocktail category.

The idea is simple: enjoy a great Old Fashioned, and help a good cause. For every Old Fashioned sold, Elijah Craig donates $1 to support bar and restaurant workers in need—and they’ve raised over half a million dollars since 2020.

So yes, when you order one, you’re doing good. You’re also honoring more than 200 years of cocktail history.

The Old Fashioned: A Brief (and Boozy) History

Long before “mixology” became a thing, there was just the cocktail. Back in 1806, a New York newspaper defined it as a mix of “spirits, sugar, water, and bitters”—a simple “bittered sling” meant to steel the heart and fog the head.

When bartenders in the 1870s started jazzing things up with liqueurs and fruit, some drinkers pushed back, asking for their whiskey cocktails made the “old-fashioned” way. Thus, the name—and the legend—stuck.

Over time, it’s been muddled, dressed up, forgotten, and rediscovered. From its Post-Prohibition cherry-and-orange muddle era to its craft cocktail revival in the ‘90s, the Old Fashioned has aged like, well, bourbon in oak. Today, it’s the universal test of a bartender’s skill—and a toast to simplicity done right.

Why You Should Drink This

Because the Old Fashioned isn’t just a drink—it’s a handshake across time. It’s every generation of bartenders saying, “This is where it all started.”

Order one this week, raise your glass, and let that first sip remind you: sometimes the old ways really are the best.

🍊 Quick Facts

  • Drink: Elijah Craig Old Fashioned

  • Style: Classic Bourbon Cocktail

  • ABV: Depends on your pour, friend.

  • Flavor notes: Oak, vanilla, caramel, citrus oil

  • Availability: October 10–19 (nationwide and STL bars)

  • Pair it with: A fall evening, Sinatra on vinyl, and good company

🍸 Your Old Fashioned Week crawl

  • New Society – 3194 S Grand Blvd, St. Louis, MO — 63118

  • Little Fox – 2800 Shenandoah Ave, St. Louis, MO — 63118

  • Peacemaker Lobster & Crab Co. – 1831 Sidney St, St. Louis, MO — 63104

  • Cat’s Meow – 2600 S 11th St, St. Louis, MO — 63118

  • D’s Place – 900 Barton St, St. Louis, MO — 63104

  • Tucker’s Place – 2117 S 12th St, St. Louis, MO — 63104

  • Duke’s – 2001 Menard St, St. Louis, MO — 63104

  • Hammerstone’s – 2028 S 9th St, St. Louis, MO — 63104

  • Calypso Spirits Bar – 1026 Geyer Ave, St. Louis, MO — 63104

  • Great Grizzly Bear – 1027 Geyer Ave, St. Louis, MO — 63104

  • Baileys’ Chocolate Bar – 1915 Park Ave, St. Louis, MO — 63104

  • Eleven Eleven Mississippi – 1111 Mississippi Ave, St. Louis, MO — 63104

  • Planter’s House – 1000 Mississippi Ave, St. Louis, MO — 63104

  • Hamilton’s Urban Steakhouse & Bourbon Bar – 2101 Chouteau Ave, St. Louis, MO — 63104

  • The Vandy – 1301 S Vandeventer Ave, St. Louis, MO — 63110

  • The Train Shed – 201 S 18th St, St. Louis, MO — 63103

  • The Pitch – 2 S 20th St, St. Louis, MO — 63103

  • Maggie O’Brien’s – 2000 Market St, St. Louis, MO — 63103

  • The Midwestern – 900 Spruce St, St. Louis, MO — 63102

  • Syberg’s on Market – 2211 Market St, St. Louis, MO — 63103

  • Puttshack St. Louis – 3730 Foundry Way, St. Louis, MO — 63110

  • Dominic’s Restaurant – 5101 Wilson Ave, St. Louis, MO — 63110

  • Alamo Drafthouse – 3765 Foundry Way Suite 275, St. Louis, MO — 63110

  • The Famous Bar – 5213 Chippewa St, St. Louis, MO — 63109

  • Clark & Bourbon – 799 Clark Ave, St. Louis, MO — 63102

  • Platypus – 4501 Manchester Ave, St. Louis, MO — 63110

  • Robie’s – 421 N 8th St, St. Louis, MO — 63101

  • Missouri Athletic Club – 405 Washington Ave, St. Louis, MO — 63102

  • Barrel Blends – 4911 Hampton Ave, St. Louis, MO — 63109

  • Bartolino’s – 2103 Sulphur Ave, St. Louis, MO — 63139

  • Salt + Smoke – 5625 Hampton Ave, St. Louis, MO — 63109

  • Ricardo’s on Broadway – 1432 N Broadway St, St. Louis, MO — 63102 (or possibly 63106)

  • AC Hotel St. Louis – 215 York Ave, St. Louis, MO — 63101

  • Brennan’s – 316 N Euclid Ave, St. Louis, MO — 63108

  • Maryland House – 44 Maryland Plaza (Rear), St. Louis, MO — 63108

  • Royal Sonesta – 212 Kingshighway Blvd, St. Louis, MO — 63139

  • Colombo’s Café – 6487 Manchester Ave, St. Louis, MO — 63139

  • Felix’s – 6401 Clayton Ave, St. Louis, MO — 63139

  • Syberg’s Gravois – 7802 Gravois Rd, St. Louis, MO — 63123

  • Cellar Cigar Lounge – 5237 Delmar Blvd, St. Louis, MO — 63112

  • Basso – 7063 Clayton Ave, St. Louis, MO — 63139

  • Eclipse – 6177 Delmar Blvd, St. Louis, MO — 63112

  • Brett Hull’s Junction House – 1311 Lodora Dr, Wentzville, MO — 63385

  • Syberg’s Wentzville – 1218 W Pearce Blvd, Wentzville, MO — 63385

  • Big John’s Corner – 211 W Main St, Wentzville, MO — 63385