Marea - New York City, NY

This is a very fancy seafood restaurant across the street from south end of Central Park.
They used Basel Hayden. It was ok, but not sure why they couldn't make it as delicious as other BH OFs. One thing to note is that the sure as hell serve you a full glass!
6/10

Boiler Room - Las Vegas, NV

This one was delicious. In fact, it was so delicious, that I had three. I do wish they wouldn't have used crushed ice and instead used a large cube or two, but overall it was most excellent.
Asked the Bartender to use Makers Mark 46. Best decision ever.
9/10

La V - Austin, TX

This was not a cheap OF, but didn't knock my socks off. It was ok, but not memorable. They used Basel Hayden, and as you can see the maraschino cherry was not in the drink.
Rating: 7/10

Butterfly Bar, Austin TX

This old fashioned was not very good.
They use lemon instead of orange peel and shook it in a shaker prior to serving. To add to the madness, they also use regular crushed ice cubes instead of larger cubes so the ice melt much faster, watering it down.
Rating 5/10

Porter Gastropub - Austin, TX

This was supposed to be an OF with banana, but the bartender mistakenly added chili pepper something or other instead of banana infusion so this one was a failure. She did rectify and gave me a replacement. Quite tasty once fixed.

Rating: 7/10