Bourbon Cocktails
152 recipes. Corn-sweet and round, the softer half of American whiskey.
Bourbon is at least 51% corn and aged in new charred oak, and those two rules produce the flavour: vanilla and caramel from the wood, a rounded sweetness from the grain. It is the approachable end of American whiskey and the reason a bourbon Old Fashioned is most people's first stirred drink.
That sweetness is also the thing to account for. A recipe written for rye and made with bourbon needs less sugar, sometimes none, and a Manhattan built this way wants a dash more bitters to keep its edge.
Bottled-in-bond is worth knowing: one distillery, one season, at least four years, exactly 50% ABV. It is a guarantee of provenance and the extra strength survives dilution better in a shaken drink.
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All 152 recipes
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- Four Roses Cocktail Four Roses(R) Bourbon Whiskey, Dry Vermouth, Crème de Menthe Blanche Liqueur
- Flapjack Shooter Sweet Sherry, Bourbon, Whipping Cream
- Rainbow Julep Mint Leaves, Marie Brizard(R) Apry Apricot Liqueur, Bourbon
- Bourbon Fix Granulated Sugar, Lemon Juice, Water
- J. R.'s Revenge Bourbon, Southern Comfort(R), Aromatic Bitters
- Syracuse Special Sweet Sherry, Bourbon, Dry Sherry
- Wedding Bell Punch Dry Red Wine, Bourbon, Aged Rum
- Paper Plane Blended Bourbon Whiskey, Amaretto Liqueur, Aperol(R) Aperitivo
