Episode 11 - Breaking the Bourbon Trail, Part I - St. Elmo Old Fashioned and WR Classic Old Fashioned

Carli and Diana head to Kentucky to explore the distilleries on the Kentucky Bourbon Trail. We start off with the ready-to-pour St. Elmo Old Fashioned and see how it compares to the hand-crafted Woodford Reserve Classic Old Fashioned.

Distilleries

• Woodford Reserve
• Maker’s Mark
• Bulleit
• Castle and Key
• Buffalo Trace
• Rabbit Hole

Woodford Reserve (WR) Classic Old Fashioned

Ingredients

• 2 oz WR Kentucky Straight Bourbon
• .5 oz Demerara Simple Syrup
• 3 dashes WR Aromatic Bitters
• 2 dashes WR Orange Bitters
• Orange Peel
• Luxardo Maraschino Cherries

Preparation

• Add ingredients to a mixing glass with ice.
• Stir for 30 - 40 seconds.
• Strain into a serving glass.
• Garnish with a lightly expressed orange peel and a luxardo maraschino cherry.