A rose by any other name...

I recently visited the Four Roses distillery in Kentucky. It's a beautiful campus that has a Spanish edge. I of course, bought two bottles of bourbon at the distillery. It was the last distillery trip I took in Kentucky (more on that soon) and I loved how unique it was compared to the other distilleries. It had a lovely charm even on a rainy day. Both bottles that I purchased are unique bottles (one was just available at the distillery). Inspired by my trip and my new bottles, I have crafted some new cocktails to try!

Single barrel style

Old fashioned

Ingredients

2 oz Four Roses Single Barrel

1/2 oz Blood orange juice

Three dashes of Whiskey barrel bitters

One Sugar cube

Garnish: blood orange slice

Recipe: in an old fashioned glass muddle a sugar cube and blood orange slice. In a mixing glass, pour four roses single barrel, Cointreau, and blood orange juice. Pour three dashes of whiskey barrel bitters. Stir until combined. Pour into old fashioned glass with a large ice cube. Enjoy!

The Long, long trailer

Whiskey Sour

Ingredients

1 1/2 oz Four roses single barrel

1/2 oz Cointreau

1 oz Lemon juice

1/2 oz Blood orange juice

1/2 oz Simple syrup

Garnish: dehydrated blood orange slice

Recipe: in a cocktail shaker with ice, pour all ingredients. Shake until cold. Pour into a chilled coupe glass. Garnish with a dehydrated blood orange slice.

Dessert for you and me

Bourbon cocktail

Ingredients

2 oz Four Roses single barrel

1/2 oz Sweet vermouth

Three dashes of Chocolate bitters

Garnish: Luxardo cherry

Recipe: in a mixing glass, pour all ingredients. Stir until combined. Pour into a rocks glass. Garnish with a luxardo cherry.

After work or afternoon

Bourbon cocktail

Ingredients

1 1/2 oz Four Roses single barrel whiskey

1/2 oz Orange juice

Two dashes of Orange bitters

Garnish: orange peel

Recipe: In a mixing glass, pour all ingredients. Stir slowly. Pour into an old fashioned glass with a large ice cube. Garnish with an orange peel.