Wisconsin could become first state to name official cocktail — here’s what it would be

Cheeseheads are saying “Cheers!” to this bit of libation legislation in the Badger State.

Wisconsin could become the first state to name an official cocktail, thanks to a bipartisan resolution passed Thursday in the Assembly declaring the region’s drink of choice as an old fashioned — but with brandy, not the traditional whiskey.

The classic cocktail, which usually has bitters and sugar, is jazzed up in the Dairyland state with muddled cherries and orange slices as well.

The resolution now heads to the state Senate.

If approved, it will go to the desk of Gov. Tony Evers for a signature to make it official.

As a resolution, not a bill, it won’t carry the weight of law and the Legislature can adopt it without a hearing or any public input.

The old fashioned won’t land in the state’s “Blue Book” like other official state symbols, but many are still pleased.

“There’s a thousand things in the state of Wisconsin that make us special, and this is just one of them,” the resolution’s sponsor, Republican Rep. Jon Plumer, said before the vote.

With Post wires