Spring is the perfect time for a cool drink, and with the Kentucky Derby on the horizon, drinks from local distilleries and a winery work for any excuse for a party!
JEPTHA CREED
500 Gordon Ln., Shelbyville
RECIPES
The Photo Finish
2 oz. Jeptha Creed 6-year Wheated KY Straight Bourbon
½ oz. St. Germaine Elderflower Liqueur
½ oz. Cointreau
2 oz. fresh-squeezed orange juice
1 oz. Fresh Pineapple Juice
Instructions
Combine all ingredients into shaker tin with ice. Shake thoroughly, and strain into a Collins glass filled with ice. Garnish with an orange wheel. Enjoy!
The1700
2 oz. Jeptha Creed 4 Grain Bourbon
¼ oz. Absinthe
½ oz. Luxardo Cherry Juice,
1 egg white,
½ oz. fresh lemon juice
Garnish with nutmeg
Instructions
Combine all ingredients over ice into shaker tin. Shake thoroughly. Double strain into one half of your shaker and remove ice from tin, shake again without ice. Strain into coupe glass and top with ground nutmeg.
In reference to Nethery family’s arrival to Kentucky
BULLEIT DISTILLING CO.
3900 Benson Pike, Shelbyville
RECIPES
In Bloom
2 oz rye
1.75 oz strawberry raspberry hibiscus tea
0.25 oz rosemary syrup
Fill a coupe glass with pebble ice to start the chilling process. Combine all ingredients into a shaker tin. Shake approximately 10 seconds. Dump ice from coupe glass. Strain cocktail with a Hawthorne strainer into the chilled coupe glass. Garnish with a rosemary sprig..
The Trifecta
2 oz. bourbon
0.75 oz. lemon juice
0.5 oz. hot honey
1 bar spoon apricot jam
Sweet, spice, and citrus! Combine all ingredients into a shaker tin. Shake approximately 15-20 seconds. Strain the cocktail with a hawthorne strainer into a rocks glass. Garnish with dehydrated candied lemon wheel.
Rose Julep
2 oz. bourbon
1/2 oz. rose simple syrup
4-6 fresh mint leaves
Crushed ice
In a julep cup or glass, muddle the mint leaves with the rose syrup. Fill the cup with crushed ice and pour the bourbon over the ice. Stir gently until the glass becomes frosty. Garnish with a mint sprig
Rose syrup:1/2 cup water, 2 cups Demerara sugar
TALON WINERY
400 Gordon Lane, Shelbyville
RECIPE
White Blackberry Sangria
4-6 servings
Mix together:
8 oz. Talon Chardonnay — chilled
8 oz. Talon Southern Rosé — chilled
8 oz. Talon Blackberry — chilled
2 cups frozen berries (blackberry, raspberry and blueberries
Orange slices
Juice from 1/2 a lime
Top off with Ale8
Garnish with orange slices, mint & lime
Pour over ice & enjoy!
