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Wicked Cherry Fizz

Posted on October 22, 2012 | Leave a comment

Wicked Cherry Fizz offers a blood thirsty sip and non alcoholic option to your spirited celebrations.

Wicked Cherry Fizz

1/2 cup Concentrated Cherry Juice

1/2 cup Ginger Ale

Fresh Cherries Garnish

Place ice in high ball glass. Add cherry concentrate. Top with ginger ale. Stir slowly. Garnish with skewered cherries. Alternative: Place liquids in blender with ice for slushy type drink. Blend until all ice is completely crushed.

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Make Mine a Manhattan Holiday

Posted on December 10, 2010 | 3 Comments

If you can’t make it to Manhattan for the holidays, bring Manhattan to a glass near you. Who would have thought there could be more than a handful of variations on the classic Manhattan recipe? This tried and true favorite has been tweaked, pinched, played with and adapted in so many ways it becomes difficult to decipher where the classic begins and ends. With so many degrees in flavor preference and style, the base recipe sees adjustment with flavored liqueurs, juices and additional spirits.

The variations of Manhattan recipes below bring a wide variety of contrasting styles to the forefront while keeping to the thread of at least one thing in common; bourbon. The first few closely match the classic Manhattan with call brands. After that the Manhattan gets a little more interesting.

The Woodford Manhattan

2 ounces Woodford Reserve Bourbon

1 ounce Sweet Vermouth

1 dash Angostura Bitters

1 dash Peychaud’s Bitters

Splash of Cherry Juice

Bourbon Infused Cherry Garnish

Place liquids in cocktail shaker with ice. Stir or shake according to preference until completely chilled. Strain into chilled martini glass. Garnish with bourbon infused cherry.

Wild Turkey Manhattan

2 ounces Wild Turkey Bourbon

1 ounce Sweet Vermouth

1 dash Angostura Bitters

Maraschino Cherry Garnish

Place liquids in cocktail shaker with ice. Stir or shake according to preference until completely chilled. Strain into chilled martini glass. Garnish with maraschino cherry.

Knob Creek Manhattan

2-1/2 ounces Knob Creek Bourbon

3/4 ounce Sweet Vermouth

Dash Angostura Bitters

Maraschino Cherry Garnish

Place liquids in cocktail shaker with ice. Stir or shake according to preference until completely chilled. Strain into chilled martini glass. Garnish with maraschino cherry.

The Maker’s Mark Manhattan

1-1/2 ounces Maker’s Mark Bourbon

1/2 ounce Carpano Antica Formula

1 teaspoon Maraschino Cherry Juice

Maraschino Cherry Garnish

Place liquids in cocktail shaker with ice. Stir or shake according to preference until completely chilled. Strain into chilled martini glass. Garnish with maraschino cherry.

Buffalo in Manhattan

1-1/2 ounce Buffalo Trace Bourbon

1/4 ounce Sweet Vermouth or Dry Vermouth

Dash of Bitters

Maraschino Cherry Garnish

Place liquids in cocktail shaker with ice. Stir or shake according to preference until completely chilled. Strain into chilled martini glass. Garnish with maraschino cherry.

The Woodford Mediterranean Manhattan

2 ounces Woodford Reserve Bourbon

1 ounce Tuaca Liqueur

1/4 ounce Fresh Lemon Juice

1/2 ounce Simple Syrup

Lemon Twist

Place liquids in cocktail shaker with ice. Shake until completely chilled. Strain into chilled martini glass. Garnish with lemon twist.

Italian Manhattan

1-1/2 ounce Maker’s Mark Bourbon

1/2 ounce Amaretto

1/4 ounce Maraschino Cherry Juice

Cherry & Orange Slice Garnish

Place liquids in cocktail shaker with ice. Stir or shake according to preference until completely chilled. Strain into chilled martini glass or serve over fresh ice in rocks glass. Garnish with skewered cherry and orange slice.

Preakness Manhattan

1-1/2 ounce Bourbon

1/4 ounce Brandy

1/2 ounce Benedictine

1/2 ounce Sweet Vermouth

3 dashes Angostura Bitters

Lemon Twist Garnish

Place liquids in cocktail shaker with ice. Stir or shake according to preference until completely chilled. Strain into chilled martini glass. Garnish with lemon twist.

Myong’s Manhattan – created by Myong Park

2 ounces Evan Williams Bourbon

1/2 ounce Lillet Rouge

1/2 ounce Sweet Vermouth

1/2 ounce Aperol

Orange Twist Garnish

Place liquids in cocktail shaker with ice. Stir or shake according to preference until completely chilled. Strain into chilled martini glass. Garnish with orange twist.

Sainted Manhattan

3 ounces Eagle Rare Bourbon

3/4 ounce St-Germain

3/4 ounce Noilly Prat Dry Vermouth

Dash Angostura Bitters

Place liquids in cocktail shaker with ice. Stir or shake according to preference until completely chilled. Strain into chilled martini glass.

Esquire Manhattan

2 ounces Woodford Reserve bourbon

1 ounce Cinzano Red Vermouth

2 dashes Angostura Bitters

1 dash Pernod 68 Absinthe

Lemon Peel Garnish

Place liquids in cocktail shaker with ice. Stir until completely chilled. Strain into chilled martini glass. Garnish with thin cut lemon peel over the top.

Rat Pack Manhattan

2 ounces Elmer T Lee Bourbon

1/2 ounce Sweet Vermouth

1/2 ounce Dry Vermouth

Splash Grand Marnier

Maraschino Cherry & Orange Zest Garnish

Place ice in martini glass. Add Grand Marnier. Swirl liqueur in glass to rinse and throw out. Place bourbon and vermouths in mixing glass with ice. Place liquids in cocktail shaker with ice. Stir or shake according to preference until completely chilled. Strain into prepared martini glass. Garnish with maraschino cherry and fresh orange zest.

Rat Pack Manhattan

1-1/2 ounce Makers Mark Bourbon

1/2 ounce Sweet Vermouth

2 dashes of Bitters

Cherry Garnish

Place liquids in cocktail shaker with ice. Stir or shake according to preference until completely chilled. Strain into chilled martini glass. Garnish with cherry.

New Orleans Manhattan

1-1/2 ounce Bourbon

1/2 ounce Sweet Vermouth

1/2 ounce Frangelico

Cherry Garnish

Place ice in martini glass. Add Frangelico. Swirl liqueur in glass to rinse and throw out. Place bourbon and vermouth in mixing glass with ice. Place liquids in cocktail shaker with ice. Stir or shake according to preference until completely chilled. Strain into prepared martini glass. Garnish with cherry.

Chambord Manhattan

2 ounces Bourbon

1 ounce Chambord

Dash of Bitters

Cherry Garnish

Place liquids in cocktail shaker with ice. Stir or shake according to preference until completely chilled. Strain into chilled martini glass. Garnish with cherry.

Dubonnet Manhattan

3/4 ounce Dubonnet Rouge

1-3/4 ounce Evan Williams Bourbon

1/4 ounce Dry Vermouth

3 dashes Angostura Bitters

Lemon Twist & Cherry Garnish

Place liquids in cocktail shaker with ice. Stir or shake according to preference until completely chilled. Strain into chilled martini glass. Garnish with lemon twist and cherry.

Beam Black Cherry Manhattan

2 ounces Jim Beam Bourbon

1 ounce Sweet Vermouth

1 ounce Dry Vermouth

Splash Grenadine

Cherry & Stuffed Olive Garnish

Fusion Manhattan

2 ounces X-Rated Fusion Liqueur

1 ounce Maker’s Mark Bourbon

2 dashes Bitters

Squeezed Cherry Garnish

Place liquids in cocktail shaker with ice. Shake until completely chilled. Strain into chilled martini glass. Squeeze cherry and drop into cocktail.

Knob Creek Cherry-infused Manhattan

Cherry-infused Knob Creek Bourbon

1/2 – 3/4 bottle Knob Creek Bourbon

1/2 quart jar Maraschino Cherries

Drain 3/4 of the maraschino cherry juice from the jar of cherries. Pour enough Knob Creek Bourbon into the jar to refill the jar. Put the lid on the jar and allow to set for two days.

Cherry-infused Knob Creek Bourbon Manhattan

1-1/4 ounce Cherry-infused Knob Creek Bourbon

1/4 ounce Sweet Vermouth

2 dashes Bitters

Cherry Garnish

Place liquids in cocktail shaker with ice. Stir or shake according to preference until completely chilled. Strain into chilled martini glass. Garnish with cherry.

Biscayne Manhattan

1-1/2 ounce Bourbon

1/2 ounce Sweet Vermouth

2 ounces Orange Juice

Several Dashes Yellow Chartreuse

Orange Slice Garnish

Place liquids in cocktail shaker with ice. Stir or shake according to preference until completely chilled. Strain into chilled martini glass. Garnish with orange slice.

Blue Grass Blues Manhattan

1-1/2 ounce Bourbon

1/2 ounce Dry Vermouth

3 dashes Blue Curacao

3 dashes Angostura Bitters

Lemon or Orange Twist

Place liquids in cocktail shaker with ice. Stir or shake according to preference until completely chilled. Strain into chilled martini glass. Garnish with lemon or orange twist according to preference

Wild Turkey Rare Manhattan

2 ounces Wild Turkey Rare Breed

3/4 ounce Sweet Vermouth

1/2 ounce Sherry

3 dashes Angostura Bitters

Lemon Twist

Place liquids in cocktail shaker with ice. Stir or shake according to preference until completely chilled. Strain into chilled martini glass. Garnish with lemon twist.

The Woodford French Manhattan

2 ounces Woodford Reserve Bourbon

1 ounce Chambord

Dash of Bitters

Cherry or Lemon Twist Garnish

Place liquids in cocktail shaker with ice. Stir or shake according to preference until completely chilled. Strain into chilled martini glass. Garnish with cherry or lemon twist according to preference

Satin Manhattan

1-1/2 ounce Bourbon

1/2 ounce Grand Marnier

1/2 ounce Sweet Vermouth

Lemon Twist

Place liquids in cocktail shaker with ice. Stir or shake according to preference until completely chilled. Strain into chilled martini glass. Garnish with lemon twist.

Blood Orange Manhattan

1-1/2 ounce Bulleit Bourbon

1/4 ounce Sweet Vermouth

1-1/2 ounce Blood Orange Mixer

Dash Blood Orange Bitters

Cherry Garnish

Place liquids in cocktail shaker with ice. Stir or shake according to preference until completely chilled. Strain into chilled martini glass. Garnish with cherry.

Red Manhattan

2 ounces Red Stag by Jim Beam Infused Bourbon

1/2 ounce Dry Vermouth

1/2 ounce Sweet Vermouth

Black Cherry Garnish

Place liquids in cocktail shaker with ice. Stir or shake according to preference until completely chilled. Strain into chilled martini glass. Garnish with cherry.

Boulevard Manhattan

1-1/2 ounce Bourbon

1/4 ounce Grand Marnier

1/4 ounce Dry Vermouth

3 dashes Orange Bitters

Cherry & Orange Twist Garnish

Place liquids in cocktail shaker with ice. Stir or shake according to preference until completely chilled. Strain into chilled martini glass. Garnish with cherry and orange twist.

Westchester Manhattan

2 ounces Bourbon

1/4 ounce Dry Vermouth

1/4 ounce Rose’s Lime Juice

3 dashes Angostura Bitters

Cherry or Lemon Twist Garnish

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The Experimental Factor: Maker’s 46 & Maker’s Mark Bourbon

Posted on November 18, 2010 | 1 Comment

It looks like every bourbon distiller dips their staves into the experimental barrel behind warehouse doors. It just takes longer for their trial and error research to reach maturity. The Maker’s Mark Distillery is no different. Maker’s 46 uses fully matured Maker’s Mark as a starting point. Specially seared staves are used in an additional aging process to optimize flavor and enhance the tasting experience.

Maker’s 46 Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whisky

94 proof – Barrel Finished with Oak Staves

Color nearly identical to Maker’s Mark only slightly deeper.

Aroma: Orange, Clove, Nut, Oak

Taste: Thinner than expected, lots of orange, vanilla, cinnamon, cherry in the finish. Pecan in the nose. Chocolate but not sickly sweet. Lushness is farther removed with a bit more burn. More drying. More orange.

Maker’s Mark

90 proof

Aroma: Orange, Clove

Taste: Drying cinnamon, high orange, red lushness in here that hits in the first sip like kissing full ripe lips or biting into a juicy piece of fruit bursting with flavor. The lushness stays to the center of the tongue almost begging for a splash of red vermouth to come out as a play companion for cocktails. Yet it’s wonderful as is. Chocolate and coffee. Baker’s chocolate with faintest hint of sweet.

Personally my preference leans toward Maker’s Mark rather than Maker’s 46. Sometimes original hits the spot right on the (Maker’s) Mark.

Maker’s Mark Manhattan – Cheri Loughlin version

2 parts Maker’s Mark

1/2 part Carpano Antica Formula

2 dashes Angostura Bitters

1 teaspoon Maraschino Cherry Juice

Maraschino Cherry Garnish

Place cherry and cherry juice in well of chilled cocktail glass. Set aside. Place remaining liquids in mixing glass with ice. Shake or stir according to preference to chill thoroughly. Strain into prepared cocktail glass.

Maker’s 46 retails for approximately $35.

Maker’s 46 sample for review courtesy representatives of Maker’s Mark.

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Explore Prohibition Cocktails with Canadian Club & Boardwalk Empire

Posted on October 10, 2010 | Leave a comment

Try to stop the flow of liquor to throngs of people and what happens? Someone somewhere finds a source and supplies the demand. Canadian Club Whisky may have been the unofficial sponsor of Prohibition in America by default due to proximity to the border, but Canadian Club officially scored a lucrative position with bootleggers, mob bosses and those wanting to smuggle a little spirited action over the border during the roaring 20’s. Canadian Club legally produced liquor during the 20’s in Canada. Underhanded and wily men such as Al Capone operated lucrative smuggling operations using illegally made United States liquor and spirits obtained from over the border. The new HBO series, Boardwalk Empire, explores the era of Prohibition. Look closely and you’ll see Canadian Club incorporated throughout the show.

Boy’s Club Cherry Sour – created by Cheri Loughlin

2 parts Canadian Club Whisky

3/4 parts Fresh Lemon Juice

1/2 part Fresh Orange Juice

1 part Maraschino Cherry Juice

2 dashes Angostura Orange Bitters

Orange Wheel and Maraschino Cherry Garnish

Combine liquids in cocktail shaker with ice. Shake vigorously until frothy. Strain into rocks glass over fresh ice. Garnish with orange wheel and maraschino cherry. Optional egg white may be added in cocktail shaker with liquids if desired for more froth effect.

Boardwalk Manhattan – adapted by Cheri Loughlin from classic Manhattan

2 parts Canadian Club Whisky

3/4 part Red Vermouth

1/2 part Apricot Brandy

Barspoon Maraschino Cherry Juice

Maraschino Cherry Garnish

Place barspoon maraschino cherry juice and maraschino cherry in well of chilled martini glass. Set aside. Place remaining liquid ingredients in mixing glass with ice. Stir until chilled. Strain into prepared martini glass.

Tea-Totaller Teaser – created by Cheri Loughlin

1-1/2 part Canadian Club Whisky

1/2 part Blackberry Brandy

3/4 part Cassis

3/4 part Fresh Lemon Juice

3 parts Blackberry Sage Tea or Plain Tea

Lemon Wedge – optional

Build ingredients in tall glass over fresh ice leaving tea as final topper. Garnish with lemon wheel if desired.

Every formal affair needs an appropriate drink to dress the occasion in style. The classic Old Fashioned needn’t be served in a martini glass to demand respect. This particular drink demands attention with its sophistication and flair, much like gentlemen dressed to the nth degree with top hats and tuxes with tails. Feel free to serve this drink for any circumstance (formal or casual) since it is a continual favorite of whiskey lovers everywhere.

The Top Hat – adapted by Cheri Loughlin from the classic Old Fashioned

2 Maraschino Cherries

1/2 thick sliced Fresh Orange

4 dashes Angostura Bitters

4 dashes Orange Bitters

2 parts Canadian Club Whisky

Place fruits and bitters in cocktail shaker with ice. Muddle. Add Canadian Club Whisky and ice. Shake vigorously to blend. Strain into rocks glass over fresh ice to remove unnecessary pulp.

Find Canadian Club Whisky on Facebook and @cc_whisky on Twitter.

Canadian Club Whisky provided for the purpose of cocktail sampling and creation courtesy SHIFT Communications.