In 2007 the U.S. Senate created National Bourbon Heritage Month. To be observed each September, the event celbrates Bourbon as America’s Native Spirit.
To Kick off the month, the folk at Wild Turkey Bourbon sent us their version of the classic Manhattan.
Wild Turkey Bourbon Manhattan
1 parts Wild Turkey 101
1 1/2 parts sweet vermouth
1 dash bitters
Stir well with cracked ice and strain into a Manhattan or chilled martini glass. Garnish with a maraschino cherry.
Maker’s Mark is covering the Election Season with a decked out bus traveling the country. On the bus is a group of ‘journalists’ chronicling the party through a blog and video reports from “Makers Mark News”. See the fisr installment below.
Check out the site to see when the bus rolls into your town. Unfortunately, they aren’t rolling through SF.
Every four years the world gathers for the Olympic Games. In a few short days the Games begin in Beijing, China. To celebrate the folks at Castle Brands created cocktails made with ingredients from the 4 corners if the World. Italian Limoncello, American Bourbon, Irish Whiskey and Bermudian Rum anchor this international cocktail relay. Have a favorite cocktail with and Olympic twist? We want to hear about it. Add your drink to the competition.
Bermuda Torch
1 oz. Gosling’s Gold Rum
½ oz. Amaretto
3 oz. pineapple juice
Splash of grenadine
Build ingredients in a tall glass with ice.
American Relay
3 ½ oz. Jefferson’s Bourbon
1 ½ oz. Pallini Peachcello
2 dashes Angostura bitters
Combine ingredients in a shaker with ice. Strain into a martini glass.
Italian Double Gold
1 oz. Pallini Limoncello
1 ½ oz. Alize Gold Passion
½ oz. lime juice
½ oz. cranberry juice
Shake ingredients and serve on the rocks.
Irish Triathlon
1 oz. Boru Vodka
1 oz. Celtic Crossing
1 oz. Brady’s Irish Cream
Shake ingredients and serve over ice in a rocks glass.
Happy Independence Day! To celebrate we have an All American Bourbon cocktail that is perfect for your July 4th Barbecue. Patriot tea starts with a fresh brewed pitcher of iced tea, lemon and mint. American Honey, a 71 proof Bourbon & honey based liquor from Wild Turkey is then added to the tea giving it the sweetness of honey and, of course, Kentucky Bourbon.
Grab a tall glass, hit the lawn chair and get ready for some fireworks!
Patriot Tea
4 cups water
1/2 cup sugar
8 black tea bags
1 lemon, cut into 8 wedges
1/2 cup fresh mint leaves
2 cups American Honey
In a large saucepan, boil 4 cups water. Add 1/2 cup sugar; stir to dissolve. Remove from heat; add 8 teabags of black tea. Steep 10 minutes; discard teabags. Add 4 cups cold water; transfer to pitcher and chill.
Mash or muddle lemon wedges and add to pitcher.
Add 1/2 cup fresh mint leaves. Using a wooden spoon, crush mint until fragrant.
Stir in 2 cups of American Honey.
Serve over ice.
Chivas Regal has recently re-created it’s original blend (also a 25 year old) with Master Blender Colin Scott’s life time achievement, Chivas Regal 25 Year Old. Mr. Scott unveiled this luxury Scotch Whisky at the New York Public Library in a private tasting. We must have missed our invite?
At least the Chivas folks were nice enough to send a sample. So here it goes:
On the nose, Chivas Regal 25 Year Old, has hints of caramel and oak. It is so rich, you can almost taste the mellowness as you
sniff.
On the tongue, it is smooth to start and warms as it head back towards the throat. Once again, hints of caramel and vanilla and a very mild smokiness come through. The finish is wonderful, warm, rich and cozy.
I was reading Esquire and came across this most interesting of cocktails.
In the ever fashionable trend of “Molecular Mixology” a few Esquire staffers created The Wiskeyburger Cocktail, described by Esquire’s David Wondrich as “a glass of tan liquid with some greenish froth on top and a dill-pickle slice hanging off the rim”
According to Wondrich the exchange went like this:
What’s this? we asked.
“Whiskeyburger.” Okay. What’s in it?
“Beefskey, tomato syrup, mustard — ” Uh, back up. Beefskey?
“Yeah, you just fat-wash a pound of ground chuck with rye….”
Made with beef infused whiskey, lettuce-onion flavored foam and mustard bitters this drink takes 4 hours to prepare (2 weeks if you count the bitters) and needs some special equipment. Hardly a quick refresher, yet it has it’s place. I am thinking this drink is perfect for an event like Super Bowl Sunday.
David tell us this cocktail actually tastes like a hamburger. I gotta get one!
Reader B.C. sent us this smart shot. Tennessee Whiskey, Bourbon & Scotch all blended together in perfect harmony. 
Patriot Tea
Chivas Regal has recently re-created it’s original blend (also a 25 year old) with Master Blender Colin Scott’s life time achievement, Chivas Regal 25 Year Old. Mr. Scott unveiled this luxury Scotch Whisky at the New York Public Library in a private tasting. We must have missed our invite? 
I was reading Esquire and came across this most interesting of cocktails. 