With these two things in mind, we’ve put together a list of 5 brown liquor-based drinks that will help you celebrate Bourbon Heritage Month in style while keeping the everyone from New York to LA enviable of the contents of your glass.
Related: Celebrate Bourbon Heritage Month with Russell’s Reserve
Knob Creek® Sweet & Smoky Old Fashioned
(Recipe by Celebrity Chef Michael Symon)
- 1.5 oz. Knob Creek Smoked Maple Bourbon
- 1/2 tsp Raw sugar
- .5 oz. Madeira
- 1/4 tsp Curry powder
- 3 dashes Chocolate bitters
- Candied bacon for garnish
Method: Add sugar, curry powder and chocolate bitters to a rocks glass and muddle. Add all other ingredients, then add ice, stir and garnish with candied bacon.
The Anytimer
- 1.3 oz. Bulleit Bourbon
- 1 oz. Orange juice
- 1 oz. Lemon juice
- .5 oz. Simple Syrup
- .5 oz. amaretto
Method: Shake ingredients and strain into an ice filled tumbler. Garnish with an orange and cherry.
Grilled Peach Old Fashioned
- 2 oz. Reserva de la Familia
- .75 oz. Carpano Antica
- 1 slice Fresh Yellow Peach
- 2 Italian Amarini Cherries (Luxardo)
- 2 cube Demerara Sugar
- 3 dashes House Citrus Bitters
- 1 slice Fresh Grilled Peach for garnish
Method: In a mixing glass, muddle peach, cherries, sugar and bitters. Add Reserva de la Familia and Carpano Antica and stir to combine. Strain over fresh ice in a rocks glass and garnish with a grilled peach slice.
And for those that want something with a little less frill, serving up Orphan Barrel Rhetoric 21 Year Old or The Annasach 25 Year Old are the way to go this season.