Essenital Bourbon Cocktails: Manhattan

The Manhattan

3/4 oz. Sweet Vermout

2 1/2 oz Bourbon Whiskey

1 Dash Angostura Bitters

1 Marashino Cherry

Combine the vermouth, bourbon whiskey, and bitters with 2 - 3 ice cubes in a mixing glass. Stir gently, don't bruise the spirits and cloud the drink. Place the cherry in a chilled cocktail glass and strain the whiskey mixture over the cherry. Rub the cut edge of the orange peel over the rim of the glass and twist it over the drink to release the oils but don't drop it in. 

Essential Bourbon Cocktails: Boulevardier

The Boulevardier

1 1/2 oz. bourbon
1 oz. Campari

1 oz. sweet vermouth

Ice cubes

Garnish: orange slice, lemon twist or cherry.

Stir long and well with ice in a mixing glass and strain into a cocktail glass.

Essential Bourbon Cocktails: Whiskey Sour

Whiskey Sour

2 oz blended whiskey
 juice of 1/2 lemons
 1/2 tsp powdered sugar
 1 cherry
 1/2 slice lemon

 Shake blended whiskey, juice of lemon, and powdered sugar with ice and strain into a whiskey sour glass. Decorate with the half-slice of lemon, top with the cherry, and serve.

Essential Burbon Cocktails: Old Fashioned

 Old fashioned

2 oz bourbon whiskey
2 dashes Angostura® bitters
1 splash water
1 tsp sugar
1 maraschino cherry
1 orange wedge

 Mix sugar, water and angostura bitters in an old-fashioned glass. Drop in a cherry and an orange wedge. Muddle into a paste using a muddler or the back end of a spoon. Pour in bourbon, fill with ice cubes, and stir.