Bourbon, as America’s so-called native spirit, is so beloved here that we devote a whole month — not just a fake national holiday — to honoring the aged whiskey. In 2007, the U.S. Senate made it official by declaring September National Bourbon Heritage Month.
So during this time, we’ll celebrate — responsibly, of course — by enjoying bourbon straight or in cocktails like the ones below. These hail from Jack Allen’s Kitchen in Austin, which is highlighting our love for American whiskey with a menu of bourbon cocktails.
The Bonnabel and the Texas Sour are two very different drinks. The first one is a boozy stirred potion mixing in the Eagle Rare’s notes of honey and toasted brown sugar with sweet cherry and yellow chartreuse, while the second one is a refreshing and citrusy blend of red wine and Austin-based Treaty Oak’s crisp and fruity bourbon.
The Bonnabel
1 1/2 oz. Eagle Rare 10 year Bourbon
1/2 oz. Carpano Antica
1/4 oz. Luxardo Maraschino Liqueur
1/4 oz. yellow chartreuse
In a rocks glass, add all of the ingredients. Stir approximately ten times, reaching around the edge of the glass each time. Garnish with a speared maraschino cherry on top.
— David Toby, beverage manager at Jack Allen’s Kitchen
Texas Sour
2 oz. Treaty Oak Red Handed Bourbon
1 oz. simple syrup
1 oz. lemon
1/2 oz. egg white
1 oz. Malbec
Add a scoop of ice, Red Handed Bourbon, simple syrup, lemon juice and egg white in a shaker tin. Shake and strain over rocks glass with fresh ice. Float Malbec wine on top. Garnish with speared maraschino cherries.
— David Toby, beverage manager at Jack Allen’s Kitchen
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