The Old Fashioned is a cocktail made by muddling (mashing) sugar with bitters, then adding alcohol, such as whiskey or brandy, and a twist of citrus rind.
ETIENNE CHARLES recording artist, composer, arranger, producer, Assistant Professor of Jazz Studies, Michigan State University
Charles IX, King of France, was the third son of Henri II and Catherine de Medici. At first he bore the title of Duke of Orleans. He became king in 1560 by the death of his brother Francis II, but as he was only ten years old the power was in the hands of the queen-mother, Catherine.