My TOP 5 bourbon cocktails that win every time!
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- Опубликовано: 8 фев 2025
- Today we're making my top 5 of bourbon cocktails! I'm often asked my favorite drink, but I never have an answer - it's always changing! So to help break down my top picks, I decided to categorize them by spirit. Here are my current faves with bourbon. All of them are classics, but not all classic builds. Give these a try, see what you think, and let me know what some of your favorites are. Cheers!
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TIME STAMPS
Intro: 0:00
Old Fashioned: 0:42
Whiskey Sour: 1:36
Artist's Special: 3:08
Deshler: 4:13
Boulivardier: 5:24
Sign off: 6:33
Interview: 6:43
THE OLD FASHIONED RECIPE 0:52
2 oz. (60 ml) Old Grand-Dad 100 proof Bourbon
1/4 oz. (7.5 ml) rich Demerara syrup (2:1 sugar:water)
4 dashes Angostura Bitters
Small piece of orange
Expressed orange oil
Orange peel and cherry for garnish
THE WHISKEY SOUR RECIPE 1:50
2 oz. (60 ml) Old Grand-Dad 100 proof Bourbon
1/2 oz. (15 ml) rich Demerara syrup (2:1 sugar:water)
3/4 oz. (22.5 ml) fresh lemon juice
1/2 -1 egg white or 3/4 oz (22.5 ml) aquafaba
Expressed lemon oil
3 drops Angostura Bitters for garnish
THE ARTIST'S SPECIAL RECIPE 3:20
1 oz. (30 ml) Old Grandad Bonded Bourbon
1 oz. (30 ml) fresh Lustau Amontillado Los Arcos Sherry
3/4 oz. (22.5 ml) fresh lemon juice
3/4 oz. (22.5 ml) homemade groseille syrup* or homemade grenadine
THE DESHLER RECIPE 4:31
2 oz. (60 ml) Old Grand-Dad Bonded Bourbon
1 oz. (30 ml) Lillet Rouge
1/2 oz. (15 ml) Pierre Ferrand Dry Curaçao
2 dashes Peychaud’s Bitters
1 orange swath (expressed oil)
1 lemon swath (expressed oil)
Orange peel for garnish
THE BOULIVARDIER RECIPE 5:45
1.5 oz. (45 ml) Old Grand-Dad 100 proof Bourbon
3/4 oz. (22.5 ml) Cocchi Vermouth di Torino
3/4 oz. (22.5 ml) Campari
Flamed orange oil
*GROSEILLE SYRUP (RED CURRANT SYRUP)
1.5 cups white sugar
1 cup 100% red currant juice
1/4 tsp rose water
In a medium sauce pan, combine sugar and red currant juice. Stir over heat until sugar is completely dissolved. Remove from heat and add rose water. Stir to combine.
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Had to re-upload due to technical issues - sorry if things were glitchy. Thank you for your patience!
Also I'm reserving the right to change this list at any time 👀🥃 There's too many good ones
Yes! Let's see some sequels!
A lemon meringue cocktail - there's a challenge.
Maybe do an update video once a year, especially if you bumped one off the list and subbed in a new one. 😊
@@AlonzoTheArmless Yes!! Great idea!
A little surprised the Manhattan didn’t make the list but otherwise solid!
Freyja's input was immeasurable, great job
that was an incredible and illuminating answer, good gworl Freyja tuttututututut who's got a good chinny tuttuttuttutut 🤌🤌🤌🤌🤌
@@acrophobe A wonderful bitch.
The Boulevardier deserves its own episode!!! 😋👍
I have made and tried all of these along the way, over the past 2 years. The Boulevardier remains one of my all-time favourites. When using gin instead of bourbon or rye, if we maintain the 1:1:2 ratio and serve it up, the resulting cocktail is called Camparinete (it was actually documented at first like this, in 1929). The equal parts one, served in a rocks glass on a large ice cube, only appears in publications after 1950 with the name Negroni.
Didn't realize that - I guess I love the Camparinete. Cheers
All I know is that Anders recommended the higher ratio and it makes a much better tasting cocktail.
It surely is, especially with a higher proof bourbon (or even better, rye).
Bro, did you ever Italia? :D
The first drink I called my favorite drink was the Boulevardier. A local pizzeria/bar called theirs a Steve McQueen since they used Bulleit bourbon. Since then, I've found myself teaching bartenders how to make it because when I ask for it, they look at me like I'm speaking a different language. I've always appreciated you including this drink into your videos and this was a perfect start to my weekend. I hope a bottle of bourbon is in my Easter Basket. Cheers!
Now I am looking forward to the next Top 5 "Spirit" video. Great theme for a series. P.S. Please include videos for the less common mixing spirits like Pisco and Sherry as the main spirit.
I'll be sure to keep that in mind. Cheers
Happy Easter! We love old fashions with barrel strength bourbon-yummo
I bartend at a Nursing home on sundays, your whiskey sour recipe is a mega hit! Going to try the Bramble later this month!
Loved this!
I’d say Paper Plane and Old Fashioned. I make my Old Fashioned with browned butter-washed bourbon and maple syrup, with a tiny pinch of salt
Damn that sounds fantastic
Yes, no list is complete without a Paper Plane!
I've been following you for a while now, you helped me a lot as a new bartender in the industry. Thank you for the history classes on different cocktail and of course, the way to make it. Cheers!
Your pup is adorable !!! Really cool way to make the old new again !!!
I think Freyja needs a top 5 "dog named" cocktails video in her honor. Maybe The Greyhound, The Bloodhound, Regal Beagle, The salty Chihuahua, Portuguese Water dog, The mutt mule....so many possibilities. 🐈
I've never heard of a salty Chihuahua, but that's a perfect name. Very redundant. 🤣
Your bourbon renewal recipe is an absolute favorite with my household and any guests that come over, will have to try the artists special next!
The black Manhattan is my favorite cocktail.
Perfect timing! My bourbon-loving friend, whom I haven't seen in a really long time (since learning way more about making cocktails), is coming over for drinks tomorrow and it's going to be unseasonably cold and rainy.
I use a coffee frother set on the cool setting to create a luxurious aquafaba foam and then gently shake that into the whiskey sour. It creates an incredible texture.
Nice - gonna have to try that myself
Which one? Bialetti?
Mine is made by a company called Miroco.
@@dmitrireavis1729 Thanks so much. Will def try out!^^
Love that you’re giving Old Grand Dad some love, Anders! The bourbon craze has been annoying for those of us who use to be able to find whatever brand we wanted when we wanted. The older bonded bourbons still never fail to disappoint and I’ve always thought they work quite well in cocktails.
I took your Bourbon Renewal and threw some egg white in it. The egg white really brings out the crème de casis in it. Absolutely fantastic, as well as the original!
This list is not just 5 great bourbon cocktails, it's also home for me (especially Old-Fashioned, Whiskey Sour, Boulevardier). They are always my first thoughts when it comes to cocktail. So good the bourbon!
I love the Old Fashioned and the Boulevardier. My wife is a fan of the Whiskey Sour, so I make these when we are having a weekend afternoon drink.
I would replace the Deshler with the Scofflaw (bourbon, vermouth, lime juice and granadine), as one of my five favorite bourbon cocktails. Also, at the grocery store, by the pancake syrup, you can find "Steen's Cane Syrup," which is an excellent demerara type syrup, though it has the viscosity of molasses. I like a quarter sized dollop of it for an Old Fashioned.
The “Old Ebel” is a new favorite of mine. It has become super popular in Wisconsin and Minnesota recently. It’s simply an Old Fashioned using Amburana finished whiskey. Very, very good!
Omg the pup.
This is exactly the right video for a Friday afternoon. Cheers.
Lemon Meringue Pie with Bourbon is the perfect description, and is exactly why I love a Whiskey Sour!
I love the pup in the background :)
Currently my favourite is your whisky smash cocktail from the previous video, really good with Woodford reserve. Also loved seeing Freya lounging around behind you during the video 🥰
I grew up on old fashions and I’m proud of it
I don't know how I ever stumbled across the recipe but I do love a Blushing Betty. Bourbon, pink grapefruit juice and simple syrup, shaken over ice. One of my wife's favs as well
I do not use the egg white in my whiskey sour. 2 oz bourbon, 3/4 oz lemon juice, 3/4 oz simple syrup... cocktail cherry. Try it. So good.
Your channel is by far my favorite for learning about cocktails. Watching your videos makes me want to take up bartending in my spare time!
Best of your recent videos, especially for a bourbon lover such as myself. Keep ‘em coming!
Manhattan (perfect or black) and the Paper Plane. Love your channel- great work as always!
My fav is a cherry old fashioned:
2 oz British Columbia rye
1/2 oz homemade cherry srub.
Angostura
Compair and Gin are may two most favourite ingredients.
Every since I watched your video on how to make an old fashion, it's been my favorite drink.
My new favorite is the Revolver cocktail - tried it for the first time last month.
The Boulevardier are my go to drink.
Freya is sooo pretty! Great video, Anders! Thanks! Love me some bourbon!
Thank you so much for including your simple ratios in these. I usually use a 2:1 to get shelf stability but most recipes whether on youtube or blogs don't include what their syrup ratio is so I don't know if I'm going to blow out the sweetness or not.
I was thinking of suggesting a video focused on bourbon cocktails, and there you go. Perfect, thanks Anders!
Great list! Always made my Artist's Special with Scotch (per Savoy Cocktail book) but tried it with bourbon tonight and it is very much and upgrade. Top 5 for me would be: Man O' War, Gold Rush, Kentucky Campfire, Mint Julep and Paper Plane. But The Artist's Special might knock one of those off the list.
Hey! Glad to see you used the bonded Old Grandad. It doesn't get enough love since its a lower shelf bourbon. But its my go to. Thanks for the channel!
Thumbs up for Freyja!!! 😍😍😍
The New York sour twist on a Whiskey Sour is probably my favourite drink ever.
Awesome!
Ooft! Excellent list Anders! 🙌
Difficult to narrow down - too many good ones! Cheers Steve!
Thanks Anders for another great session of cocktail building.
The best interview I've ever seen.
Thank You once again Sir for another Sips and Tips, most specially for Bourbon, for sure it will add up on my list, Thank You and have a Great Easter Sunday!!!
The Boulevardier is a favorite of mine. I do tend to use Rye, which I prefer to Bourbon in almost any cocktail. I will be tryong the Deschler soon.
A really great video, and definitely something I appreciate/needed as I'm a bourbon guy, but I'm really going to need these Freyja interviews/outros to continue! 14/10 quality stuff!!
Definitely trying your OF recipe. Here in S.Florida I enjoy a Bourbon Smash year round. So refreshing.
I love making whiskey sours (Boston’s sour) and old fashioned at home. Usually not a lot of bars can make a proper Boston sour.
Glad to see I’m not the only one who adds an orange wedge to the mixing glass before stirring.
SUPER STOKED to try ALL of these but especially the Boulevardier
Paper Plane and Lion's Tail. I use Alton Brown's recipe for the allspice dram in the LT.
Old fashioned is my fav as well. Try it with a bar spoon of 100% pure maple syrup for the sweetener.
They all look great, and I was hoping the Boulevardier would be in that list. I can say the Negroni is my favorite cocktail, but that's right up there!
Boulevardier is my favorite bourbon cocktail, too
The Boulevardier is such a good one. I use Cappelletti in lieu of the Campari. Delish!
daddy anders never lets us down papa bless
Solid cocktails and technique!
I love the Boulevardier!
Love a boulevardier - definitely one of my favorites in the fall. My second favorite is a Drunk Uncle - technically with Scotch and not bourbon but still worth mentioning!
My favorite bourbon cocktail is the Paper Plane for sure. Cheers!
Love bourbon straight and in cocktails. Thanks for the upload! As an aside, I usually ask bartenders what they think is the best cocktail they make and order that.
Love the Boulivardier. My riff is to make a chocolate infused Campari. Excellent nightcap.
The Boulevardier is one of my all time favourite Cocktails. I like making it with islay whisky (Laphroig 10 or Lagavullin 16 do really well) and adding about a barspoon of a sweet sherry to round it out a bit.
Doesn't the Lagavullin or Laphroig set off the smoke alarm?
Omg, looking forward to top 5 Gin
Great in theory, a little tougher in practice. Don't have most of those ingredients, except for those in the Old Fashioned and the Whiskey Sour.
Finally!!! You give THE BOULIVARDIER its due!!! One of my favorite cocktails! I do prefer mine over a crystal clear rock though.
Love these! My favorite is still the paper plane! Can't find anything that beats it
Time for bourbon drinks all Easter weekend!
Good girl!
You'd made the Boulevardier in the Manhattan to Margarita video, I loved it
That bnb old grandad is a beautiful whiskey.
This was fun! I am really looking forward to the rum one :)
Boulevardier seems to be a cocktail that’s right up my alley. I need to commit to making them at home. It’s had my attention for months.
Two days ago I had my first Old Fashioned. I did a bit if research, and made it at home myself. FYI, I also swapped the sugar cube for the demorara syrup. It just made more sense. I must say, it's now my favorite cocktail. However, I do love it kind of heavy on the orange bitters side, and probably with a hint more sweetness than most people make it. Mine probably has 1/3 ounce of syrup. But the great thing is, bourbon works with almost anything sweet and/or spicy. Since making it two days ago, I've had four of them, and looking forward to the 5th. I'm also looking forward to making a brandy version to see how that trips my trigger.
The boulivardier is one of my goto cocktails especially in fall. I do like to sub the bourbon with rye
Pretty sweet drink 🍸 my friend!
We rolled with Boulevardiers tonight, making one as listed, and one with Aperol instead. We liked them both, and prefer these to the Negroni.
mint julep is fantastic and refreshing. I make it more of on the rocks verses with crushed ice.
Great video - Thank you!! Am sure Freyja's annoyed the Manhattan's left out though.. Cheers
I’m amazed no muddling on the old fashioned!
OMG! I watch this for the Boulevardier recipe …I wasn’t disappointed, even though my recipe is a bit more bourbon forward. 😂
Love your stuff!
Oh god, loving the Deshler! That’s lethal!😂😂
I make the Boulevardier with rye and I love it almost as much as a regular Negroni
Lovely, thanks!
If you go to a top 6, my favorite is your Bourbon Renewal, made a pitcher for a house party, Big Hit!
Awww Freyja is a sweetie. Such a goo' gur'
"There's nothing wrong with that..." Love it, cheers!
Great video as usual. The old fashioned is my go to for sure.... It's always awesome. Never done with orange piece. Going to try it tonight!
Thank you for your creative content and your genuine interest in classic cocktails. Your knowledge shines through.
I've been making whiskey sours and old fashions using your measurements and they are amazing drinks.
Great video! Love the dog!
Old Fashioned & Renewal fan here but you've got my curiosity up for expanding my horizons. Cheers!
Merci Anders !
Anders, great video, and the "Old Fashion" is, in my opinion, the very best cocktail. It is simplicity in ingredients and how to make. But the best benefit is THE TASTE!!!
There's an excellent riff on the Boulevardier where you swap half the Campari for Creme de Banane. So;
1 ounce Bourbon
1 ounce Sweet vermouth
1/2 ounce Campari
1/2 ounce Creme de Banane.
Orange twist (squeeze and drop it in)
I know I'm a little late to the party on this, but I have my own version of the Artist's Special that I have made for quite some time. It replaces sherry with port, and uses black current syrup for the red currant.