![]() Easy to Source/Generally Available Bourbons I still came up with more than five, so you’ll have some options. I decided to use a few criteria to reduce the list of possible bourbons. ![]() ![]() – heather Criteria for the 5 Best Bourbons for your Home Bar Cart If the company is right, we can find any whiskey enjoyable. If you ask any bourbon drinker, we’re likely to have a different set of base bourbons, but when someone mentions a bourbon we didn’t have on our list, we can think of a few uses of that bourbon in flights and cocktails that would work.īourbon drinkers are often equal opportunity sippers. Read More: Bourbon for Beginners and A Whiskey Lover’s Guide to Vermouth Wall of bourbon at Frazier Museum So what bourbons should you keep on your home bar for cocktails? But once they get a taste for bourbon, they’ll slowly drift to more spirit-forward cocktails. When you create cocktails for those new to bourbon, you’ll want to start with a lower proof, less assertive bourbon, and ease them into their love of bourbon cocktails. And generally, in most bourbon cocktails you want the notes, aromas, and tastes of bourbon to carry through the cocktail. I don’t think you should make cocktails with bourbon you wouldn’t drink neat, unless you are building something where the base spirit will be completely imperceptible, like a Long Island Iced Tea or a Tequila Sunrise. My answer, naturally, to the 5 best bourbons for cocktails at home will be somewhere in the middle. Some experts say to use bottom-shelf or bourbons you don’t like, others advocate using only the priciest for your bourbon cocktails to make sure they have a solid, elegant base to build upon. Have you ever stood in front of a wall of bourbon bottles (this happens a lot in liquor stores around Kentucky and Tennessee) wondering which bourbon to choose for a particular cocktail or tasting?Īs a member of Bourbon Women (an organization dedicated to women exploring bourbon culture) and an Executive Bourbon Steward (from Moonshine University), I can tell you that selecting a bourbon cocktail can lead to an existential crisis when you first start mixing at home. So, from my home bar to yours, I want to give you a leg up on selecting some solid bourbons to start your bourbon cocktail journey. The number of whiskies and bourbons available now on the market can be utterly intimidating to someone new to bourbon cocktails or whiskey tipples. ![]() As a self-professed whiskey enthusiast and cocktail nerd, I spend much of my time researching, playing with, and creating bourbon cocktails. Updated 11/5/23 -Let’s talk about the best bourbons for cocktails at home. Jump to Recipe Print Recipe Earl Grey Old Fashioned ![]()
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