We Asked 14 Bartenders: What’s the Most Overrated Bourbon Cocktail? (2026)

The bourbon cocktail canon runs deep with roots in one of the earliest known cocktails — the Old Fashioned — followed by classics like the Mint Julep and Boulevardier and modern entries including the Gold Rush and the Paper Plane. While these are all exemplary when made with a practiced hand, they are easy to overdo since their simplicity invites creative iteration and leads to countless riffs. And even when crafted by the best of the best, some bourbon cocktails have become so ubiquitous as to be passé. The article We Asked 14 Bartenders: What’s the Most Overrated Bourbon Cocktail? (2026) appeared first on VinePair.