May
31
Howdy and welcome to Junior’s Bourbon Hall. Going to talk about how you can order your bourbon and when or why you might like them. How do you like your Bourbon Neat Rocks Mix Drinks Up First you can order your bourbon neat. This is straight bourbon generally in 1 oz or 2 oz pours. The drink will come in a snifter or a Glencairn glass. Don’t worry if you don’t have either of these glasses you can still pour your bourbon into a rocks or cocktail glass. With a neat bourbon you will get the full flavor of the bourbon. Max proof and taste of the bourbon. You will also be able to smell the bourbon which will bring out many of the flavors within the bourbon. The next way you can drink your bourbon is on the rocks. This is your 1oz or 2oz pour on top of a large sphere or square of Ice. You can also use 3 or 4 regular cubes if you don’t have the sphere or square of ice. You will still get the full nose of the bourbon but, the proof will lower, and the flavors can and will be a bit different with the ice. If you think a straight bourbon is to strong or spicy add an ice cube and try again to see if the flavor and spice change enough for you to enjoy. The body of the bourbon will also lighten up. You would like to drink a bourbon neat while sitting around a fire with your friends and slowly sipping it. Another way you would have this is with a nice dinner to bring out the flavor in your food as well as the bourbon. Of course, just having a bourbon is always a great way to relax. Next you can have your bourbon mixed with a “mixer”. Soda, Ginger Ale, water, and juices are all “mixers” you can use to change the bourbon into a mix drink. Some of my favorites are Bourbon Sour made with fresh Sour mix. A sour soda will work in a pinch. You can also mix bourbon with lemonade and a splash of cranberry for a nice summer cocktail. I do like to use a bit higher proof bourbon for the mix drinks to still have the bourbon flavor in the front of the drink. Many bourbons are good in mixing and chose one that you would like to sip on occasion and mix in drinks so you can have one bottle serve multiple purposes. For this drink you would take a cocktail glass add ice and 1.5oz of bourbon and top off with the mix of your choice. Give it a stir and enjoy. Here you can use almost any type of glass you have and mix to your personally taste. Mixing your bourbon is a goes great with a casual dinner, sitting around a campfire, on a boat ride with good friends or to refreshing yourself after a yard work or a round of golf. Thanks for stopping by and learning how to order your bourbon for the tastes that you want. Until next Cheers this is Junior for Juniors Bourbon Hall.
