Congratulations to Northside Lounge for being voted the winner of Madison Old Fashioned Week 2026!
With nearly 529 votes cast, Northside Lounge’s sweet and smoky rye-based old fashioned surged to a win among 19 competitors.
In second place was last year’s winner, Honey Barrel in Verona (espresso old fashioned). Perennial Madison Burger Weeek winner Licari’s Bar & Grill took home third with “Peach, Please,” made with muddled peaches.
Northside Lounge’s winning cocktail was a Cherrywood Smoked Old Fashioned, made with Limousin Rye from Dancing Goat distillery, Grand Marnier, local honey simple syrup, Luxardo cherry syrup and Peychaud’s bitters. It was garnished with a Luxardo cherry and dried orange, finished with cherrywood smoke and served on the rocks at Northside, 1022 N. Sherman Ave…