Friends of a friend suggested we take a tour of this tiny bar at the mouth of the Osington strip advising us that it had one of Toronto's best Old Fashioneds around. After a night of crafting this drink at home we decided to take the suggestion of said friend and venture out for a try of "one of the best."
Arriving, it's small and dim spot with perhaps a half a dozen seats in the front, a dozen or so in the back room but a good sized covered (packed) patio around back. As you'll see from the other yelper pics the bar is decorated in the eclectic-random style that so many others utilize along Os' that make the most of older tiny spaces. For this I award them full points.
As for the drink, I've had OF's that were too sweet, and OF's that were far too alcohol forward, but this was the First time I've ever had a "bitters" heavy Old Fashioned. The aromatics provided by the angostura bitters were so prominent and overpowering, that I nearly gagged and had to actually muscle this cocktail down. Yuck!!! As opposed to a top 5 best, I would say it was in my top 5 worst Old Fashioneds to date... maybe even the top spot sadly..... eek
Will I be back? Sure, as I said the ambiance is super chill and they seem to have plenty of other beers and spirits on hand - I'm all about second chances, especially for a cool venue like this.
I'll return and hopefully be able to upgrade this review to something more befitting.