We’re putting the bourbon whiskey to the test, utilizing the brands in the famous Whiskey Sour cocktail. We’re making four cocktails, one with each brand of bourbon: Buffalo Trace, Marker’s Mark, Woodford Reserve and Knob Creek kentucky bourbon.
What’s your favorite bourbon?
Here is our recipe:
2 oz. Whiskey
1 oz. Lemon Juice
1 oz. Simple Syrup
2 Dashes of Angostura [...]
In this episode we will blind taste four bourbon whiskeys: Buffalo Trace, Knob Creek, Woodford Reserve and Maker’s Mark to find the best kentucky bourbon whiskey. Of course, there are many bourbons missing from our tasting and that is okay, because we can buy more and taste them along with whoever we find “the best” [...]
We are blessed throughout the year with great spirits, cocktails and accessories. Since our primary focus is reviewing “everyday drinking” equipment and spirits, we receive a lot of products to sit down and work with so we believe it’s time to build our holiday gift list. This list is good for the cocktail drinker, the [...]
It’s bourbon Tuesday! We’re starting the day off right, with a bourbon cocktail that contains a bit of vitaman D in the form of milk. What better way to pair cheerios cereal and a cocktail!? No, just kidding, but this is a bourbon based drink: it’s the Huntress Cocktail.
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The Zeli is a recipe that our view Kris invented that utilizes whiskey, sprite zero and lime juice. The ZE in Zeli is for the Zero while the LI symbolizes the lime. He uses whiskey to add the core flavors for the cocktail. You’ll find this cocktail is a refreshingly carbonated alternative to the whiskey [...]
The Whiskey Sour is a beautifully elegant tasting cocktail with flavors of sweet and sour, almost like lemonade along with great oak flavors with a great body. This recipe worked so well I’ve had three more since recording the episode. This is what a great core cocktail should taste like without losing its identity as [...]
The Dubonnet Mint Julep is a good play on the classic mint julep recipe. While sticking with a good dose of Bourbon it brings a sweeter initial flavoring along with the mint all while holding a deep red coloring. The Buffalo Trace Bourbon is a great addtion to this cocktail and gives it a smooth [...]
Let’s sit down with a distillery that’s been making great bourbon’s since the 1800’s and launched the Buffalo Trace brand in 1999. This bourbon pours an excellent dark copper with perfect clarity and no cloudiness to speak about.
The Buffalo Trace has a pretty vanilla scent with light notes of campfire smoke mingling with a rich [...]
