Category: Cocktails

Move over Pumpkin Spice, this variant on a Manhattan has all the fall spice you need, and it’s also great to pair with our weekly Whiskey Wednesdays drawing at 8 p.m. eastern time on Wednesday nights.

Ingredients:

-2 parts rye

-1 part Rabarbaro Zucca

-1 dash 18.21 Prohibition

-Flamed orange peel

Directions:

1. Add all ingredients except orange peel into a mixing glass filled with ice.
2. Stir until chilled.
3. Strain into a coupe glass.
4. Garnish with flamed orange peel.
5. Purchase your Whiskey Wednesday raffle tickets.
6. Enjoy responsibly.

This spicy cocktail matches our current Kentucky forecast and it’s also great to pair with our weekly Whiskey Wednesdays drawing at 8 p.m. eastern time on Wednesday nights.

Ingredients:

-2 parts bourbon 
-1 part simple syrup
-1/2 lemon muddled
-2 slices jalapeno 

-Tajin rim

Directions:

1. Fill a mixing glass 2/3 full of ice. Add the bourbon, simple syrup, lemon, and jalapeno and stir until well-chilled.
2. Strain into a rocks glass over fresh ice.
3. Garnish with a Tajin rim.
4. Purchase your Whiskey Wednesday raffle tickets.
5. Enjoy responsibly.

Summertime is the perfect time to get back to the simple life focused on fun and bourbon! It’s also a great time to tune in for our weekly Whiskey Wednesdays drawing at 8 p.m. eastern time on Wednesday nights.

Ingredients:

-2 parts bourbon (or scotch)
-1/2 part amaretto

Directions:

1. Fill a mixing glass 2/3 full of ice. Add the bourbon and amaretto and stir until well-chilled.
2. Strain into a rocks glass over fresh ice.
3. Purchase your Whiskey Wednesday raffle tickets.
4. Enjoy responsibly.

This cocktail was made possible by one of our recent winners: BeBe and Peyton Powell. The pair brought fresh Alabama peaches to Give 270 when they picked up their prize! Not only is it perfect for summer sipping, but also for tuning into our weekly Whiskey Wednesdays drawing at 8 p.m. eastern time on Wednesday nights.

Ingredients:

-2 parts bourbon 
-1/2 parts simple syrup
-1/2 fresh peach cubed & muddled
-3-4 large mint leaves
-Ginger Ale or Ginger Beer

-Spring of Mint

Directions:

1. Add peaches, mint leaves, and simple syrup to the bottom of a cocktail shaker. Gently muddle to release the peach juices and mint oils.
2. Add bourbon, fill the shaker with ice, and shake until well-chilled. Strain into a glass filled with fresh ice.
3. Top with gingerale. Garnish with fresh mint sprigs and a peach slice.
4. Purchase your Whiskey Wednesday raffle tickets.
5. Enjoy responsibly.

This cocktail has been called a delightful year-round sip, and it’s perfect for tuning into our weekly Whiskey Wednesdays drawing at 8 p.m. eastern time on Wednesday nights.

Ingredients:

-2 parts bourbon

-1/2 parts: Cointreau, Luxardo, fresh squeezed lemon juice

-2 dashes of bitters

-Sugar rim

-Lemon ribbon

Directions:

1. Rim a chilled glass with sugar; set aside.
2. Combine all ingredients, except for garnish, in a shaker filled with ice.
3. Shake and strain into prepared glass.
4. Garnish with lemon twist.
5. Purchase your Whiskey Wednesday raffle tickets.
6. Enjoy responsibly.

Similar to a Mint Julep, this cocktail is a kick-off to warmer days and perfect for tuning into our weekly Whiskey Wednesdays drawing at 8 p.m. eastern time on Wednesday nights.

Ingredients:

-2 parts bourbon

-1 part fresh squeezed lime juice

-3/4 part simple syrup

-3 slices of cucumber muddled

-6-8 mint leaves muddled

Directions:

1. Place the mint leaves in a shaker and top with the cucumber slices. Add the simple syrup and gently muddle, making sure to break up the cucumber skins.
2. Add the bourbon and lime juice, plus ice, and shake until well-chilled.
3. Strain into a double rocks glass over ice.
4. Garnish with the cucumber and mint to your liking.
5. Purchase your Whiskey Wednesday raffle tickets.
6. Enjoy responsibly.

This cocktail is a fresh twist on a classic Whiskey Sour and perfect for tuning into our weekly Whiskey Wednesdays drawing at 8 p.m. eastern time on Wednesday nights.

Ingredients:

-2 parts rye

-1 part fresh squeezed lemon juice

-3/4 part simple syrup

-1/2 ounce red wine

Directions:

1. Add the whiskey, lemon juice, simple syrup into a shaker with ice and shake hard until well-chilled.
2. Strain into a rocks glass over fresh ice.
3. Slowly pour the red wine over the back of a bar spoon so that the wine floats on top of the drink.
4. Purchase your Whiskey Wednesday raffle tickets.
5. Enjoy responsibly.

This cocktail is a caffeinated twist on a Manhattan. It’s a perfect mid-week pick-me-up drink while checking out our weekly Whiskey Wednesdays drawing at 8 p.m. eastern time on Wednesday nights.

Ingredients:

-2 parts bourbon or rye

-1/2 part coffee liqueur

2 dashes of orange bitters

Directions:

1. Add the bourbon, coffee liqueur and orange bitters to a mixing glass filled with ice, and stir until well-chilled.
2. Strain into chilled cocktail glass.
3. Add a flamed orange peel for garnish.
4. Purchase your Whiskey Wednesday raffle tickets.
5. Enjoy responsibly.

This contemporary riff on a Boulevardier is the perfect pairing for a fall night while checking out our weekly Whiskey Wednesdays drawing at 8 p.m. eastern time on Wednesday nights.

Ingredients:

-1 1/2 oz. of your favorite Bourbon

-3/4 oz. Campari & Sweet Vermouth

-3 dashes of chocolate bitters

Directions:

1. In mixer, combine all ingredients with ice and stir until well-chilled.
2. Strain into chilled coupe glass.
3. Garnish with a cherry.
4. Purchase your Whiskey Wednesday raffle tickets.
5. Enjoy responsibly.