Buffalo Trace Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey Recipes
Buffalo Trace Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey Recipes
Buffalo Trace Bourbon has a highly sophisticated flavor that doesn’t overwhelm. The flavors meld together in such a way that there are distinct notes that come forth in a balancing way without overtaking one another. This is definitely a liquor cabinet staple for sipping neat, on the rocks or mixing if one chooses. Buffalo Trace is a welcome bourbon friend.
White Buffalo
50ml Buffalo Trace
12.5ml Hazelnut liqueur
12.5ml Amaretto
10ml Simple sugar syrup
5ml Cinnamon syrup
50ml Half ‘n’ half
Stir with ice and serve in a 16oz tall glass with a chocolate rim.
Buffalo Fiesta
50ml Buffalo Trace
8-10 mint leaves
Tablespoon simple syrup
Tablespoon Mango puree
5ml Mango liquor
Top with Ginger Ale
Stir ingredients and served over crushed ice in 16oz tall glass
Aloha Kentucky Cocktail
1-1/2 oz Buffalo Trace bourbon
3/4 oz pineapple juice
Shake both ingredients together with ice, strain into a cocktail glass, and serve.
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Kentucky Flower
25ml Elderflower cordial
Dash of lemon juice
75ml apple juice
Shake and strain into a highball glass filled with crushed ice then garnish with an apple wheel. Garnish with apple wheel.
CranBuffalo
35ml Buffalo Trace
50ml Cranberry Juice
12.5ml Chambord
12.5ml lemon juice
Dash of simple syrup
Stir ingredients with ice, strain and garnish with raspberry and mint leaf in Martini glass. Alternatively, pour over crushed ice and serve in 12oz tall glass
Florida Buffalo
1-1/2 oz Buffalo Trace bourbon
1 oz Orange Curacao liqueur
1/2 oz sweet vermouth
1/2 oz fresh orange juice
Shake all ingredients well with ice and pour on the rocks in an old-fashioned glass. Garnish with a slice of orange and a cherry, and serve.
Orange Buffalo
1-1/2 oz Buffalo Trace Bourbon
1 oz triple sec
4 oz orange juice
Shake with ice and serve in martini glass with orange slice garnish.
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Buffalicious
50ml Buffalo Trace bourbon
10 fresh sweet green grapes
15 sweet ginger cordials
Slice of fresh ginger
20/20 peach liqueur & puree
Muddle fresh ginger and grapes together, add all other ingredients and shake, then fine strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with grapes
Hairy Georgia Peach
50ml Buffalo Trace
20ml Peach puree
10ml Peach liqueur
Stir ingredients with ice, strain and garnish with peach slice and sprig of mint in Martini glass.
Beach Roaming Buffalo
1 oz Buffalo Trace bourbon
1 oz Sour Mix
1 oz Orange Juice
1 dash Grenadine
Lemon-lime Soda
Stir ingredients and pour over ice in glass, except the soda. Then fill glass with lemon-lime soda and stir. Add a dash of grenadine, top with an orange wedge.
Frozen White Buffalo
1 cup premium vanilla ice cream
1/4 cup Buffalo Trace bourbon
1 teaspoon vanilla
Dash of freshly grated nutmeg
Combine ice cream, bourbon, and vanilla in blender and process until smooth. Pour into glasses and sprinkle with nutmeg.
Buffalo Julep Cocktail
2-1/2 oz Buffalo Trace bourbon
1/2 oz Green Crème de Menthe
1 oz Lime Juice
1 tsp Sugar
5 Chopped Mint Leaves
Club Soda
Chop mint well. Blend all ingredients. Pour into a glass half filled with ice cubes. Fill with club soda and top with a mint sprig.
Buffalovin’
1/2 oz Amaretto
1/4 oz Sloe Gin
1 splash Triple Sec
1 splash Orange Juice
1 splash Pineapple Juice
1/2 cup ice
Pour all ingredients over ice into a hurricane glass and stir. Top with an orange slice.
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Buffalo Noggin
6 large egg yolks
3?4 cup sugar
2-1?2 cups milk
1?2 cup Buffalo Trace bourbon
1 teaspoon vanilla
1?4 teaspoon nutmeg
Beat egg yolks and sugar in medium saucepan. Slowly beat in 2 cups of the milk. Cook over medium heat, stirring frequently, until thermometer registers 150°F or mixture coats the back of the metal spoon. Remove from heat. Strain into pitcher. Stir in remaining milk, Buffalo Trace bourbon, vanilla and nutmeg. Cover and chill at least 8 hours or overnight. Sprinkle with additional nutmeg. Makes 6-8 servings.
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Mrs. White Buffalo
35ml Buffalo Trace bourbon
20ml Butterscotch schnapps
2 bar spoons of simple
25ml Milk
Grated cinnamon
Shake and strain all ingredients. Serve in martini glass and garnish with cinnamon stick
Trace of Mango Martini
40ml Buffalo Trace
1/2 fresh mango
75ml Apple juice
12.5ml Apple liqueur
1 spoon cinnamon syrup
Muddle mango, add remaining ingredients. Shake and double strain. Serve in martini glass and garnish with mango slice.
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The Buffalo Old Fashioned
1-1/2 parts Buffalo Trace bourbon
2 dashes bitters
Cherry
Orange slice
Lemon wedge
1?2 teaspoon sugar
In an old-fashioned glass, place sugar and 2 dashes bitters dissolved in water. Fill with ice. Pour Buffalo Trace bourbon; add cherry, orange slice and lemon wedge.
Buffalo Slushy
1-1/2 parts Buffalo Trace bourbon
1/2 part Cointreau liqueur
1 part lime juice
1/2 part lemon juice
1/3 part simple syrup
Combine ingredients in blender with crushed ice. Blend and pour into glass.
Buffalo-Cherry Slush
1 cup water
1 (12-ounce) can frozen orange juice concentrate, thawed
1 (12-ounce) can frozen lemonade concentrate, thawed
1 cup cherry juice
2 cups Buffalo Trace bourbon
Ice cubes
Lemon and orange slices
Sprigs fresh mint
Stir together the water, orange and lemon juice concentrate, cherry juice and Buffalo Trace bourbon in a large bowl or pitcher. Cover and place in the refrigerator until very cold, at least 2 hours.
Place some of the mixture into a blender with ice and blend until slushy. Pour into large margarita glasses, garnish with lemon or orange slices and sprig of mint. Repeat with remaining mixture
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The Big Buffalo Julep
One bottle of Buffalo Trace
One bag of mint (@100 mint leaves with stalks)
150ml simple syrup
Break up mint and add to big jar. Add remaining ingredients, give a good stir and then place lid on jar and store for @4 hours. To serve, pack julep cups with crushed ice, pour julep mixture in and churn. Garnish with individual julep cups with sprigs of mint.
Buffalo in Manhattan
1-1/2 oz. Buffalo Trace bourbon
1/4 oz. Sweet Vermouth or Dry Vermouth
Dash of Bitters (optional)
Our version of the classic. Combine all ingredients in cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake well and strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with Maraschino Cherry.
Buffalo, Sweat & Tears
1 oz Buffalo Trace bourbon
1/5 oz Tabasco sauce
Stir in a shot glass. Drink quickly.
Sour Buffalo
1 oz. Buffalo Trace bourbon
2 oz. Sweet & Sour
Maraschino Cherry
Our version of the classic whiskey sour. Combine all ingredients a rocks glass with ice and stir. Garnish with maraschino cherry.
Dusty Buffalo
1-1/2 oz. Buffalo Trace bourbon
1-1/2 oz. Sherry
Lemon Juice
Sparkling Water or Club Soda
Combine the bourbon, sherry and lemon juice in a Collins glass filled with ice, stir and fill with sparkling water or club soda.
Snortin’ Buffalo Cider
1-1/2 oz Buffalo Trace bourbon
6oz hot apple cider
3 whole cloves
1 stick cinnamon
Combine ingredients into mug and serve immediately.
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Trace Tea
1 oz Buffalo Trace bourbon
1 dash lemon juice
5-1/2 oz sweetened iced tea
2 oz lemon-lime soda
Pour the Buffalo Trace bourbon into a Collins glass filled with ice cubes. Add lemon juice. Fill 3/4 of the way with sweetened iced tea (prepared). Top with lemon-lime soda. Stir briefly, and serve.
Buffalo Stampede
1 oz rum
Dash triple sec
Serve straight up or on the rocks.
Buffalo Trace Blender
1-1/2 oz Buffalo Trace bourbon
1-1/2 oz Cranberry Juice
1/2 oz Lime Juice
1 tsp Powdered Sugar
1 cup Ice
Add ingredients in blender and blend until smooth.
Roaming Buffalo
1-1/2 oz. Buffalo Trace bourbon
1/2 oz. light rum
1 dash Grenadine
1/4 oz. Lemon Juice
1/4 oz. Orange Juice
Shake everything with ice; strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
Buffalo Lemon Lager
12 oz. Buffalo Trace bourbon
12 oz. Lager Beer
12 oz. Lemon-lime soda
12 oz. Frozen Limeade Concentrate
Fill a large pitcher half full with ice. Add one 12 oz. can of frozen limeade and using the same can, add one can of lemon-lime soda, Stir, then add one can of Buffalo Trace bourbon and stir again. Finally add one can of your favorite lager beer, and then stir. Pour into mason jars with plenty of ice and enjoy!
Passionate Buffalo
50ml Buffalo Trace
8 mint leaves
Tablespoon Simple syrup
5ml Passion fruit juice
5ml Passion fruit liqueur
Add all ingredients to shaker, shake and pour into 12oz tall glass with crushed ice. Garnish with fresh mint.
Johnny Buffalo
2 oz Buffalo Trace bourbon
1 oz Lemon Juice
3 oz Club Soda
1 tsp Sugar
Our version of the classic John Collins. Shake bourbon, lemon juice and sugar in a shaker with ice and add club soda. Strain into a Collins glass over ice. Stir and garnish with the cherry and orange Slice
Buffalo Trace Banana Split
1 oz double cream
1 oz crème de banana
Dash Grand Marnier
Mix all ingredients in a shaker. Serve in a cocktail glass.
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Limestone Cowboy
1 parts Buffalo Trace bourbon
2/3 parts Lime cordial
4 Parts soda
Mix and pour over cubed ice. Serve in a pitcher. Garnish with lime wedges.
Buffalo Stance
1 part Buffalo Trace bourbon
1/4 part Cherry puree
4 parts lemonade
Mix and pour over cubed ice. Serve in a pitcher.
Traces of Buffalo
35ml Buffalo Trace bourbon
50ml Cranberry Juice
12.5ml Chambord
12.5ml lemon juice
Dash of simple syrup
Shake ingredients and strain over crushed ice. Serve in 12oz tall glass and garnish with raspberry and mint leaf
Bluegrass Cooler
1 part Buffalo Trace bourbon
1/4 part Elderflower liqueur/cordial
4 parts fresh apple juice
Mix and pour over cubed ice. Serve in a pitcher. Garnished with sliced apple.
Trailblazer
1 part Buffalo Trace bourbon
1/4 part Chambord
4 parts pineapple juice
Mix and pour over cubed ice. Serve in a pitcher.
Primo Trace Smash
60ml Buffalo Trace
3 lemon wedges
25ml Simple
Handful of mint
5ml Maraschino liqueur
2 Raspberries
Shake and strain ingredients over crushed ice. Serve in old-fashioned glass with raspberries as garnish.
Buffalo Symphony
2 pineapple wedges infused with port and then caramelized
1 ginger slice
15ml Lemon juice
1 spoon honey cream
15ml LBV port
Muddle pineapple and ginger. Add other ingredients then shake and strain. Serve in martini glass with cinnamon rim.
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Buffalo Julep
50ml Buffalo Trace bourbon
10 mint leaves
10ml Simple syrup
Add all ingredients and plenty of crushed ice to Julep cup. Stir through vigorously and then top with more crushed ice until cup is frosted. Garnish with fresh mint.
Buffalo Bloom
50ml Buffalo Trace bourbon
15ml Martini Bianca
5ml Punt e mes
1/2 teaspoon of honey syrup
Stir and strain all ingredients. Serve in martini glass with mint leaf garnish.
Trace Element
50ml Buffalo Trace bourbon
10ml Pineapple puree
5ml Passion fruit puree
6 mint leaves
15ml Spiced syrup (combination of Bengal spice and vanilla-infused simple syrup)
Stir with crushed ice and serve in hi-ball glass. Lace rim with Buffalo Trace and garnish with sprig of mint
Buffalo Blush
3 fresh Chopped strawberries
1/4 shot Vanilla infused simple syrup
3/4 shot Lime juice
2 shots of Buffalo Trace bourbon
Ginger ale
Muddle strawberries. Add all other ingredients but ginger beer, shake with ice and strain. Top up with ginger beer in rocks glass.
Eastern Trace
60ml Buffalo Trace bourbon
3 Lime leaves
Fresh ginger
Dash of simple
Muddle lime & ginger leaves. Add other ingredients, shake & strain. Serve in rocks glass and garnish with mint.
Buffalo Twist
50ml Buffalo Trace
1/3 apple
1/4 pear
10ml Pear liqueur
Pinch of fresh ginger
Slice apple and pear, add ginger and liqueur then muddle. Add remaining ingredients, strain over ice. Serve in 12oz tall glass and 2 slices of pear on cocktail stick.
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Bee is for Buffalo
25ml Buffalo Trace
1 sugar cube-sized cube of natural honeycomb
100ml Champagne
Place honeycomb in champagne flute, soak with Buffalo Trace bourbon and crush. Top with champagne.
Tea-Rex Buffalo
50 ml Buffalo Trace bourbon
Earl grey tea bag
Bar spoon of Strawberry jam
Chunk of pomegranate
Squeeze of lime
Dash of cranberry
Grand Marnier
Muddle pomegranate, add other ingredients except Grand Marnier. Take out tea-bag after infusion, shake and strain into martini glass. Pour Grand Marnier slowly on top and garnish with orange peel.
Opal Trace
50ml Buffalo Trace bourbon
3 Basil leaves
Pinch of black pepper
10ml Lime juice
15ml Vanilla liqueur
15ml Strawberry puree
Muddle basil and pepper. Add other ingredients, shake with ice and strain. Serve in rocks glass and garnish with strawberry and basil.
Trace it back to blue
50ml Buffalo Trace
8 Blueberries
4 cloves
25ml Apple juice
10ml Vanilla syrup
Muddle berries and cloves. Add other ingredients and strain. Serve in old-fashioned glass and garnish with cinnamon stick.
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Granny Buffalo
40ml Buffalo Trace bourbon
20ml Caramel liqueur
20ml Green apple liqueur
5ml Limejuice
Small scoop of green apple sorbet
Stir with ice and strain over green apple sorbet. Serve in martini glass and garnish with apple crisp.
Red Buffalo
50ml Buffalo Trace bourbon
10ml of Chartreuse (Green)
5 Fresh cherries
2 dashes Peychaud bitters
Dash Simple
Pour Chartreuse into ice-filled glass, top up with water and leave to stand. Muddle cherries in base of cocktail shaker, add rest of ingredients, shake and strain. Serve in old-fashioned glass and garnish with two fresh cherries.
Kentucky Kiss
30ml Buffalo Trace bourbon
20ml Amaretto
25ml Passion fruit purée
20ml Limejuice
20ml Sugar syrup
Shake all ingredients and double strain. Serve in rocks glass and garnish with passion fruit
Chase the Trace
50 ml Buffalo Trace bourbon
Honey Dew Melon
5 segments of tangerine
1/2 bar spoon of honey
Orange Bitters
Muddle all ingredients shake and strain. Serve on old-fashioned glass
Kentucky Cream
35ml Buffalo Trace
50ml half ‘n’ half (milk and cream)
25ml Crème de Cacao
12.5ml Kahlua
Shake and strain ingredients. Serve in Martini glass and dust rim with chocolate
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Balmy Buffalo Julep
50ml Buffalo Trace
10 Lemon balm leaves
10ml sugar cane syrup
25ml Apple juice
Tear lemon balm then add to julep cup with sugar cane syrup and churn through with crushed ice. Add remaining ingredients and churn through with bar spoon. Garnish with sprig of lemon balm.
Kentucky Christmas Julep
2 bar spoons maraschino syrup
12.5ml Grand Marnier
10 Mint leaves
Add maraschino syrup and mint to julep cups and gently muddle. Add 25ml Buffalo Trace and Grand Marnier and churn through with crushed ice. Add remaining Buffalo Trace and churn again. Garnish with sprigs of mint and two fresh cherries (soaked in Buffalo Trace if possible).
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