Cayuse Cherry Bomb

Cayuse Cherry Bomb

1 peeled orange section

ice

1 1/2 oz gin

1 oz sweetened cherry juice

1 1/2 tsp simple syrup

2 dashes bitters

sparkling wine

orange twist for garnish

Mash the orange section in a cocktail shaker. Fill the shaker with ice. Add the gin, cherry juice, simple syrup, and bitters and shake well. Strain into a martini glass and top with sparkling wine. Garnish with the orange twist.

Recipe and picture stolen from:

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Behind the stick

Essential Bourbon Cocktails: The Derby

The Derby 

• 1 1/2 ounces Bulleit Bourbon
• 1 ounce Bénédictine D.O.M.
• 2 dashes angostura bitters

Fill a cocktail shaker halfway with ice. Add bourbon, Bénédictine D.O.M., and bitters and shake vigorously until well chilled, about 20 seconds.

Strain into a chilled cocktail or coupe glass.

Bourbon A History (Article link)

Really interesting article on Bourbon. It discusses origin, production, history, styles, and some well known bourbons worth trying.

Check it out!

http://drinks.seriouseats.com/2012/03/serious-eats-guide-to-bourbon-what-is-bourbon-history-whiskey-cocktails.html?ref=obinsite

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.