Category: Recipes

In honor of Bourbon month, I’m dedicating this post to a great little craft mixer that my wife brought back from a recent trip to Charleston, SC. I don’t always go for a cocktail, but if you like an old fashioned, you probably know it’s kind of a pain to make. Bittermilk Bourbon Barrel Aged Old Fashion is an…

Finally someone has written a book about my two favorite smokey indulgences. Bourbon & Bacon : The Ultimate Guide to the South’s Favorite Food Groups, by Morgan Murphy, is both colorful and entertaining. It’s packed with bourbon recipes, food recipes, and tasting notes on about 75 whiskeys (which would be particularly useful as a quick reference before you pick up your next bottle). There…

At Jack Allen’s Kitchen’s, Beverage Manager David Toby’s Bourbon Milkshake is made with milk, bourbon, vanilla, simple syrup, nutmeg, and Amy’s Mexican Vanilla ice cream. This hearty libation, appropriately nicknamed by the regular customers as “eggnog on steroids,” is a riff on New Orleans’ Frozen Bourbon Milk Punch. Ingredients: 4 cup of milk 1.5 cup of bourbon (feel free…

Since it’s starting to get cold, I figured it would be a good time to share a bourbon and coffee recipe. Here’s one that you might like: Ingredients 1 cup bourbon (Jim Beam works well) 4 cups freshly brewed strong coffee 1/2 cup orange juice 1/4 cup honey 1/4 teaspoon ground cardamom (or substitute with ground…

Lucy’s Fried Chicken’s Gone A’Rye, made with Old Overholt Rye, Luxardo, Campari and lemon, is sure to warm you right up. Ingredients: 1.5 oz Old Overholt Rye Whiskey 1/2 oz Campari 1/4 oz Luxardo Cherry Liqueur 1/4 oz freshly squeezed lemon juice Mix all ingredients in a shaker tin with ice. Shake well. Stir until well chilled…

And at drink.well., the Cat’s Pajamas stays true to its namesake, a lively blend of Four Roses Single Barrel Bourbon, Savory & James Creamy Sherry, Cynar, Bar Keep Chinese Five Spice Bitters and topped off with apple slices. Ingredients: 2 oz Four Roses Single Barrel .75 oz Savory & James Cream Sherry .5 oz Cynar 2 Dashes Barkeep…