Bourbon Drinks

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BOURBLE

2 oz bourbon
½ oz lemon juice
½ oz Cointreau or triple sec

In a shaker half filled with ice cubes, combine all of the ingredients. Shake well. Strain into a cocktail glass.

BOURBON BLACK HAWK

2 oz bourbon whiskey
1 oz sloe gin
1 maraschino cherry

In a mixing glass half-filled with ice cubes, combine the bourbon and sloe gin. Stir and strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with the cherry.

BOURBON BLACK HAWK #2

2 oz bourbon whiskey
½ oz sloe gin
1 oz lemon juice
1 tsp superfine sugar
1 maraschino cherry

In a shaker half-filled with ice cubes, combine the bourbon, sloe gin, lemon juice, and sugar. Shake well. Strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with the cherry.

BOURBON COOLER

2 oz bourbon
4 oz lemon-line soda
1 lemon wedge

Pour the bourbon and the soda into a highball glass almost filled with ice cubes. Stir well. Garnish with the lemon wedge.

BOURBON DAISY

2 oz bourbon
1 oz lemon juice
½ tsp grenadine
½ tsp superfine sugar
1 orange slice
1 maraschino cherry

In a shaker half-filled with ice cubes, combine the bourbon, lemon juice, grenadine, and sugar. Shake well. Pour into an old-fashioned glass. Garnish with the orange slice and the cherry.

BOURBON FLIP

2 oz bourbon
1 egg
1 tsp superfine sugar
½ oz light cream
1/8 tsp grated nutmeg

In a shaker half-filled with ice cubes, combine the bourbon, egg, sugar, and cream. Shake well. Strain into a sour glass and garnish with the nutmeg.

BOURBON OLD-FASHIONED

3 dashes bitters
1 tsp water
1 sugar cube
3 oz bourbon
1 orange slice
1 maraschino cherry

In an old-fashioned glass, muddle the bitters and water into the sugar cube, using the back of a teaspoon. Almost fill the glass with ice cubes and add the bourbon. Garnish with the orange slice and the cherry. Serve with a swizzle stick.

BOURBON SLING

1 tsp superfine sugar
2 tsp water
1 oz lemon juice
2 oz bourbon
1 lemon twist

In a shaker half-filled with ice cubes, combine the sugar, water, lemon juice, and bourbon. Shake well. Strain into a highball glass. Garnish with the lemon twist.

BOURBON SWIZZLE

1½ oz lime juice
1 tsp superfine sugar
2 oz bourbon
1 dash bitters
Crushed ice
3 oz club soda

In a shaker half-filled with ice cubes, combine the lime juice, sugar, bourbon, and bitters. Shake well. Almost fill a collins glass with crushed ice. Stir until the glass is frosted. Strain the mixture in the shaker into the glass and add the club soda. Serve with a swizzle stick.

DIXIE STINGER

3 oz bourbon
½ oz white crème de menthe
½ tsp Southern Comfort

In a shaker half-filled with ice cubes, combine all the ingredients. Shake well. Strain into a cocktail glass.

FOX AND HOUNDS

1½ oz bourbon
½ oz Pernod
½ oz lemon juice
½ tsp superfine sugar
1 egg white

In a shaker half-filled with ice cubes, combine all of the ingredients. Shake well. Strain into a cocktail glass.

JOHN COLLINS

2 oz bourbon
1 oz lemon juice
1 tsp superfine sugar
3 oz club soda
1 maraschino cherry
1 orange slice

In a shaker half-filled with ice cubes, combine the bourbon, lemon juice, and sugar. Shake well. Strain into a collins glass almost filled with ice cubes. Add the club soda. Stir and garnish with the cherry and the orange slice.

J.R.'S GODFATHER

2 oz bourbon
½ oz amaretto

In an old-fashioned glass almost filled with ice cubes, combine both of the ingredients. Stir to mix the flavors.

KENTUCKY B AND B

2 oz bourbon
½ oz Benedictine

Pour the bourbon and Benedictine into a brandy snifter.

MIDNIGHT COWBOY

2 oz bourbon
1 oz dark rum
½ oz heavy cream

In a shaker half-filled with ice cubes, combine all of the ingredients. Shake well. Strain into a cocktail glass.

NARRAGANSETT

2 oz bourbon
1 oz sweet vermouth
½ tsp anisette
1 lemon twist

In an old-fashioned glass almost filled with ice cubes, combine the bourbon, vermouth, and anisette. Stir well and garnish with the lemon twist.

PENDENNIS

½ tsp superfine sugar
Crushed ice
2 oz bourbon
1 lemon slice

In an old-fashioned glass, dissolve the sugar in a few drops of water. Almost fill the glass with crushed ice. Add the bourbon. Stir well and garnish with the lemon slice.

REBEL YELL

2 oz bourbon
½ oz Cointreau or triple sec
1 oz lemon juice
1 egg white
1 orange slice

In a shaker half-filled with ice cubes, combine the bourbon, Cointreau, lemon juice, and egg white. Shake well. Pour into an old-fashioned glass and garnish with the orange slice.