2026 Price Map: What an Old Fashioned Costs on Average in All 50 U.S. States

The Old Fashioned may be known as the world’s first cocktail, but the whiskey drink has endured a long, on-again-off-again relationship with the American palate. Since the dawn of the modern cocktail renaissance, the demand for the Old Fashioned has remained high — and so, too, have its costs.

To track the current state of Old Fashioned prices across the country, VinePair asked market research firm Ground Signal to find the whiskey cocktail’s average cost in each state and Washington, D.C. Ground Signal — which provides artificial intelligence-powered data to help beverage-alcohol brands to boost their on-premise sales — surveyed 37,471 Old Fashioneds at 26,755 cocktail venues across the U.S. to compare the state-by-state average price for the cocktail.

Perhaps surprisingly, Nevada has the highest average price for an Old Fashioned of all states at $17.51 — and the only to reach above $17. (Do Las Vegas tourists have an affinity for the whiskey cocktail? Probably: The city’s old-timey, Rat Pack-y ambiance is cause for such a classic drink.) Behind Nevada are Hawaii at $16.92, New York at $16.32, and Vermont at $16.28. Utah, where the whiskey cocktail goes for $15.95, rounds out the top five priciest states for Old Fashioneds.

The average cost for the classic cocktail across the entire U.S. is $14.38, and 21 states recorded a mean price above the national average.

So which states offer the best deal? Wisconsin is the least-expensive state for a whiskey Old Fashioned at $10.75 — even though the state is more well known for its own brandy-spiked take on the drink. Just above it are Nebraska ($11.38) and Mississippi ($11.49). Iowa and Oklahoma finish off the five cheapest states for an Old Fashioned at $11.80 and $11.89, respectively. Those five are the only states with mean prices below $12.

Curious to see how your state compares? Check out the map and table below charting the state-by-state average prices for an Old Fashioned across the U.S.

The Average Price for an Old Fashioned in Every State

State
Average Price

Nevada
$17.51

Hawaii
$16.92

New York
$16.32

Vermont
$16.28

Utah
$15.95

California
$15.52

Washington, D.C.
$15.51

Montana
$15.39

Massachusetts
$15.16

Wyoming
$15.07

Florida
$15.05

New Jersey
$14.99

Colorado
$14.71

New Hampshire
$14.63

North Carolina
$14.62

Alaska
$14.61

Arizona
$14.56

Washington
$14.53

Delaware
$14.48

Georgia
$14.47

Rhode Island
$14.40

South Carolina
$14.24

Connecticut
$14.11

Pennsylvania
$14.06

Illinois
$14.05

Texas
$13.96

Maine
$13.89

Michigan
$13.85

Tennessee
$13.84

Maryland
$13.67

Virginia
$13.63

Minnesota
$13.56

Missouri
$13.43

Oregon
$13.39

Alabama
$13.33

Ohio
$13.13

New Mexico
$13.12

Louisiana
$13.11

Indiana
$13.06

West Virginia
$12.88

North Dakota
$12.78

Idaho
$12.73

Kansas
$12.72

South Dakota
$12.65

Kentucky
$12.63

Arkansas
$12.08

Oklahoma
$11.89

Iowa
$11.80

Mississippi
$11.49

Nebraska
$11.38

Wisconsin
$10.75

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