Would you like to impress your friends with some easy to make Bourbon cocktails?
Bidding goodbye to summer need not be shrouded in sadness. It is more so when the cooler weather is inviting you to cozy up with bourbon. Bourbon is ideal as a refreshing sipper to a heady stand-in for dessert. Take a look at these bourbon cocktails making the most of the American whiskey.
- Bourbon Rickey – This is a tart heat-shunning highball. Bourbon Rickey is whipped up with gin. This official quaff makes it a point to satiate when spawned from bourbon. It is melded with lime and club soda. On Indian summer evenings, this drink can be a real lifesaver.
- Beatnik – Ferreira Tawny Port, Amaro Averna, and Bourbon together can create a very powerful boozy trifecta. Take this silky tipple and settle next to a flickering fireplace after dinner. Go on, just stir, strain, and savor the taste.
- Apple Toddy – A soothing Bourbon Hot Toddy can abort an autumn’s barrage of creaky coughs. It is a spin upon the timeless grated nutmeg-topped elixir. Marrying Laird’s bonded applejack with baked McIntosh apples, Apple Toddy is high when savored from a mug paying tribute to apples.
- Man O’ War – This Bourbon cocktail is named after one of the finest racehorses in history. Mon o’ War makes it a point to further prove that bourbon and sweet vermouth effectively make fine companions. This tried and tasted duo energetically welcomes a burst of citrus in the form of orange curacao and fresh lemon juice.
- Ginger Rabbit – Basil Hayden’s Bourbon and Crème Yvette libation invigorate with a rush of fresh ginger. Ginger Rabbit is a compelling spicy personality. It is further defined by simple syrup infused with black tea and star anise. Try mixing a couple of these to get hopping.
- Billionaire – This is a specialty relished at Singapore outposts and Employees Only New York. The Billionaire cocktail merges Bourbon with grenadine and fresh lime juice for an easy to make a refreshing drink. A fitting luxe touch is provided by absinthe bitters. This cocktail looks like a million bucks.
- Last-Minute Mulled Wine – The ubiquity of mulled wine on menus effectively signifies a welcoming shift in seasons. Last-Minute Mulled Wine recipe from a San Francisco bartender unites Bourbon with red wine. It heightens with star anise and a mélange of cinnamon. You will end up having a house full of happy guests, just try mixing them up as the weather turns cooler.
- Two-Hit Fig Punch – Sharing the spotlight with Sailor Jerry spiced rum, Hudson Baby Bourbon is a vibrantly hued punch amplified by navel orange juice and fresh figs. Serve it whenever you need to impress a crowd or during one of the years’ last-hurrah barbecues.
- Beggar’s Banquet – Synonymous with fall, rich maple syrup delightfully meshes with Bourbon in Beggar’s Banquet. Add chilled lager in this concoction to make it equally alluring for beer aficionados. To top it all you can build this refreshing cocktail right in the glass itself.
- Bourbon Old Fashioned – The ‘Old Fashioned’ interpretations are abundant. But the Bourbon Old Fashioned is a classic combination of Bourbon, sugar, bitters, and water. Just hold on the fruit but add a zesty spritz of orange oil. You will end up creating a drink that is a perfect fit for all occasions.
- Bourbon Lift – The staple of bygone New York delicatessens is the egg cream. The Bourbon Lift reimagines it in a frothy and fizzy rendition, effectively spiked with Bourbon. Here comes the heavy cream brightened by orgeat, coffee liqueur, and a topper of club soda that lengthens the cocktail with a dose of refreshing bubbles.
Bourbon All the Way
It is extremely uncertain how the name Bourbon originated. Bourbon County in Kentucky is the most prominent contender. The ‘Bourbon Street’ in New Orleans is another one. Both these places took their names from a European royal house of French origin, the ‘House of Bourbon’.
The mixture of grains from which the product is distilled must effectively contain at least 51% corn for a whiskey to be called Bourbon. It is further distilled at 160 proof or less. The resultant distillate is stored in charred new oak barrels at 125 proof or less. It does not contain any additives. Bourbon is a distinctive product of the United States of America.
