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Old Fashioned: Fireside Chat
My first test of a new simple syrup is always an Old Fashioned. For this version, I prefer smoked cinnamon bitters and ginger bitters to bring out the orange and clove flavors in the simple syrup and bourbon, but orange and Angostura would also work.
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Whiskey Sour: Autumn’s Perfect Sour
If you love whiskey sours in the summer, you can easily adjust the cocktail to fall flavors with the use of spiced syrups. You can also add half an ounce of apple brandy. High-quality apricot and pear brandies also boost seasonal flavors.
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Spice-Infused Simple Syrups
There’s nothing like the light, warming burn of a bourbon cocktail with a long finish to heat up a chilly autumn night, especially when you’re sitting by a roaring fire.
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Lean into the Barrel: Tom Cat Old Fashioned
The Tom Cat Old Fashioned is a top-three cocktail at our distillery bar because so many enjoy the familiarity of flavor that barrel aging provides the spirit, while also experiencing the nuance that the gin brings to the cocktail.”
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Barrel-Aged Gin: 50/50 Martini
“The use of barrel-aged gins in whiskey cocktails provides a lighter body and mouthfeel than usual, allowing the botanical nuances to shine, and giving the whiskey drinker even more flavors to ponder through every sip,” Bahrami said.
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Lean into the Gin with a Wigle South Side
Cocktails are your friend when it comes to exploring barrel-aged gin. There are two ways to approach them. The first is to lean into the gin and use it as the featured spirit in your cocktails.
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Barrel-Aged Gins to Try
Ready to sip some barrel-aged gin but aren’t sure where to start? We’ve taken some of the guesswork out by sampling for you. Read our recommendations!
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A Kentucky Fall Meal
Chef Newman Miller created this sumptuous menu especially for Bourbon+ readers. Preparing the entire meal in one day is doable but a significant commitment for one person (or even two or three!). The good news is that each element can be prepared over two or three days.
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Mixology: The Scofflaw
On January 16, 1924, you come across a Prohibition-related story in the American newspapers that is just so crazy you feel it’s only right to make a mockery of it—with a drink!
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Bar Scout: 2nd Floor
Since opening in early 2017, NOLA has established itself among the upper echelon of bourbon bars found anywhere outside the United States. That’s thanks to an approach that deftly touches upon both quality and quantity.
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