At the Bar
At the bar is where you’ll find your favorite bourbon cocktails using your preferred whiskey. We created this space for those who want to make their own at home, request a good mix at your next outing, or experiment on friends. Some are natural favorites and some are creatively new, but it’s all Whiskey.
Old Fashioned
- 2 oz. Your Favorite Whiskey
- 1 oz. Simple Syrup
- 1 Angostura Bitters
- 1 Cocktail Cherry
- 1 Orange Slice for Garnish
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Method
Add one ounce of simple syrup, three dashes of bitters and Your Favorite Whiskey to a large rocks glass. Add ice. Stir gently until the level of the ice and liquid equalize. Add a cocktail cherry, and zest an orange peel over the glass then add the peel to the drink as a garnish.
Manhattan
- 2 oz. Your Favorite Whiskey
- 3/4 oz. Sweet Red Vermouth
- 1 Angostura Bitters
- 1 Maraschino cherry for Garnish
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Method
Add ¾ oz. of Sweet Red Vermouth to two ounces of your favorite whiskey. Add and stirred over ice, then strain into a chilled glass, garnish with a Maraschino Cherry, and serve straight up without ice.
Bourbon Sour
- 2 oz. Your Favorite Bourbon
- 1 oz. Lemon Juice (Freshly Squeezed)
- ¾ oz. Simple Syrup
- 1 Cocktail Cherry
- 1 Orange Slice for Garnish
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Method
Add the bourbon whiskey, lemon juice, and syrup to a cocktail shaker. Fill with a handful of ice and shake until very cold. Strain the drink into a lowball or Old Fashioned glass. Serve with ice, an orange peel and a cocktail cherry.
Boulevardier
- 2 oz. Your Favorite Bourbon
- 1 oz. Sweet Red Vermouth
- 1 oz. Campari
- 1 Orange Slice for Garnish
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Method
Combine the bourbon whiskey, sweet vermouth, and Campari in a glass. Fill the mixing glass with 1 handful ice and stir continuously for 30 seconds. Add ice to a lowball glass, and strain the drink into the glass. Squeeze the juice from the orange peel into the drink. Gently run the peel around the edge of the glass, then place it in the glass and serve.
Bourbon Sidecar
- 2 oz. Your Favorite Bourbon
- 1 oz. Triple Sec or Cointreau
- 1/2 oz. Lemon Juice
- 1 Teaspoon of Simple Syrup
- 1 Lemon Twist or Peel for Garnish
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Method
Place all ingredients in a cocktail shaker with a handful of ice and shake until cold. Strain the drink into a cocktail glass. Garnish with a lemon or orange twist.
Kentucky Mule
- 2 oz. Your Favorite Bourbon Whiskey
- 4 oz. Ginger Beer
- ½ oz. Fresh Lime Juice
- * Ice, Lime Wedge, Fresh Mint
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Method
Pour the bourbon, ginger beer and lime juice into a copper mug or glass. Add ice and garnish with a lime wedge and fresh mint. Serve immediately – It’s much colder in a copper mug.
New York Sour
- 2 oz. Your Favorite Whiskey
- 1 oz. Lemon Juice
- ½ oz. Maple Syrup
- 1 oz. Dry Red Wine
- 1 Lemon Twist (Optional Garnish)
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Method
Add the bourbon, lemon juice, and syrup to a cocktail shaker and fill it with a handful of ice. Shake until very cold. Strain the drink into an ice-filled lowball or Old Fashioned glass. Carefully pour the red wine over the back of a spoon just above the surface of the drink, creating a layer on top. Serve with a lemon twist if desired.
Whiskey Highball
- 2 oz. Your Favorite Whiskey
- 4 oz. Ginger Ale
- 1 Lemon Wedge for Garnish
- Ice for Serving
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Method
Fill a glass with ice. Pour in Your Favorite Whiskey and ginger ale and stir gently. Squeeze in the lemon wedge and serve.
Gold Rush
- 2 oz. Your Favorite Whiskey
- 1 oz. Fresh Lemon Juice
- ¾ oz. Honey Syrup
- 1 Lemon Wedge for Garnish
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Method
Add the bourbon, lemon juice, and honey syrup to a cocktail shaker. Fill with a handful of ice and shake until very cold. Strain the drink into a lowball or Old Fashioned glass. Serve with ice and a lemon wedge.
Maple Bourbon Smash
- 2 oz. Your Favorite Bourbon
- 1 oz. Maple Syrup
- 1/4 Lemon, Sliced into 2 Wedges
- 5 Large Mint Leaves
- 1 Soda Water and Crushed Ice
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Method
Place the lemon wedges and mint leaves in a cocktail shaker. Muddle 4 to 5 times to extract flavor. Add the bourbon and maple syrup and fill the shaker with ice. If desired, add a splash of soda water. Shake until cold and strain into a glass. Serve with crushed ice.