Description:  Buttered Rum is a holiday tradition, but in my house, we swap the rum for Bourbon.  Also works well for parties doubled or tripled and kept in a crock pot!   Yield: 4 Servings Prep Time:  10 minutes   Ingredients 2 cups apple cider 4 tabelspoons unsalted...

Slightly different take on a Whiskey Sour!  The wine float makes for a great presentation and adds a fruity element to the traditional Whiskey Sour. Ingredients:   2 Oz Bourbon (can use Rye as well) 1 Oz Fresh Lemon Juice 1 Oz Simple Syrup 1/2 Oz fruity red wine (I prefer Malbec) Pou...

Yield: 1 cocktail Cook Time: 15 minutes   INGREDIENTS 3 tbl spoons mint chocolate ¾ cup milk ¼ cup water 2 tbl spoons cocoa powder ¼ tsp vanilla 1.5 oz bourbon pinch salt   DIRECTIONS 1. Melt the chocolate in a medium saucepan ov...

Yield: 2 cocktails Cook Time: 5 minutes to assemble   INGREDIENTS 2 oz Wild Turkey 1010 2 oz Red Stag Black Cherry Bourbon 1.5 oz Grenadine 6 oz Lemonade 1 drop Liquid hickory smoke Splash soda water   DIRECTIONS 1. To make the cocktail: ...

Yield: 4 cocktails Cook Time: 2 days for the cherries; 15 minutes to assemble   INGREDIENTS 4 cups Bing cherries--washed, stems removed and pitted (2 pints) 2 cups bourbon 1 vanilla bean, split and scraped (discard pod) 1½ cups freshly squeezed lemon juice (f...

Yield: 2 cocktails Prep Time: 10 minutes   INGREDIENTS 3½ ounces of your favorite dark chocolate 4 Tbl Spoons marshmallow fluff 2 cups of milk 2½ ounces bourbon (your choice) Whipped cream Cocoa powder   DIRECTIONS Melt 3½ ounces of yo...

Yield: 1 cocktail Prep Time: 10 minutes   INGREDIENTS 5 large fresh mint leaves ½ ounce of demerara syrup (1 part demerara sugar to 1 part water, boiled until the sugar dissolves) 2½ ounces bourbon, preferably Woodford Reserve Crushed ice Sprig of min...

Yield: 2 to 4 servings Prep Time: 10 minutes           INGREDIENTS 4 cups ice 2 cups vanilla ice cream ½ cup whole milk ¼ cup hot honey, plus more for garnish ¼ cup bourbon ½ teaspoon flaky sea sal...

Yield: 18 to 20 servings Prep Time: 10 minutes, plus freezer time   INGREDIENTS 9 cups water, divided 3 black tea bags 2 cups sugar 12 ounces frozen lemonade concentrate 6 ounces frozen orange juice concentrate 2 cups bourbon (your choice) 2 liters ginger ale, chilled, for s...

1 (1.5 fluid ounce) jigger bourbon whiskey 2 teaspoons simple syrup1 teaspoon water2 dashes bitters1 cup ice cubes1 slice orange    Rim glass with orange rind then twist into drink.