Drink of the Day: Bourbon Rose
Friday is finally here! Time to enjoy the reason why you work so hard, and that is to appreciate the relaxation that comes for most of you on the weekend. I have a very simple cocktail for you to try. If you like bourbon, this will satisfy your tastes.
The Bourbon Rose is an easy drink to construct, yet full of flavor. As the name states, this is mostly bourbon and is helped along with orange liqueur. In the video, I stress using a high-end orange liqueur and I used Cointreau. However, if you are able to get the Italian Liqueur, Borducan, I highly suggest you giving this a try. The flavor structure of this liqueur really rounds out the cocktail well and the bourbon isn’t fighting for center stage. Borducan is based from sugar beet, bringing the flavor of the natural orange to the forefront.
If this cocktail is too sweet for you, you can add less orange juice by building it into an old fashioned glass packed with ice and only adding a little orange juice to the mix, then maybe add just half the amount of grenadine.
Hope your weekend starts off well. Cheers!
Bourbon Rose
1 1/2 oz. Bourbon Whiskey
3/4 oz. Borducan Orange Italian Liqueur
Orange Juice
Splash of Grenadine
Method: Build this cocktail in a highball glass with ice by first pouring in the first two ingredients to measure. Top off with orange juice. Add a splash of grenadine. Stir and serve.
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