Just Trust Me On This
It has to be a splash---just a splash---of bourbon, and it has to be that fresh-pressed apple juice that's all thick and fancy and tastes like an English autumn. Sometimes I get crazy and fill the top of the glass up with ginger ale or (even better) ginger beer. I once had this drink in a very cool bar in New York so now I basically like to pretend that I invented it.
Mar 23, 2011
Funny you should mention that because, truth be told, *I* invented that drink. I call it a Kevin Jones. Though I'm willing to stretch my copyright a bit to include yours, since mine has a squeeze of lemon in it (and a bit of chopped apple in the bottom if you're feeling fancy). Yum.
Mar 23, 2011
I love fresh pressed apple juice and I may just have to give this a try.
Mar 23, 2011
You said you were just drinking the cider when you were gardening...at what point in the day did the bourbon sneak in!?
Mar 23, 2011
Man, that sounds good. Too bad it's full of stuff I'm not allowed! :( Have a few for me!
Mar 23, 2011
This is also tremendously good after a day of snowboarding (and made much better if the bartender warms up the apple juice or cider first). I highly recommend it.
Mar 23, 2011
Hahahha, Jessie, the cider I was drinking while gardening was draft cider (in bottles, alcoholic). Someone wrote a review about it here: http://leftcoastcontessa.com/2010/10/13/brew-review-newtons-folly-granny...
Mar 23, 2011
Eh...I'm not a fan of bourbon, but I love apple cider. Maybe I'm make my husband try it first for me. Love the label on the bottle of bourbon though!
Mar 23, 2011
My fiance enjoys trying to find/create a "house cocktail" for us for each season, and our fall one was a Maple Leaf. It's essentially a bit of bourbon with a splash of maple syrup, and then topped up with club soda or ginger beer, with a squeeze of lemon over it all. It's really delicious - if you like this bourbon and cider mix I think you'd love it.
Mar 23, 2011
This makes so much sense. Thank you, God, for inventing bourbon.
Mar 23, 2011
I read the title of this post, glanced at the photo and immediately thought to myself "YES! I trust her judgment implicitly!" This drink sounds delightful.
Mar 23, 2011
If we're recommending drinks centered around apples and cider, might I recommend the "Hard Applesauce". Take a nice tall glass of hard cider and add a shot each of apple schnapps and cinnamon schnapps. MMMmmm... delicious!
Mar 23, 2011
It's also delicious hot.
I have not tried bourbon and cider with ginger ale! That's genius.
Mar 23, 2011
bulleit bourbon is the best bourbon for your buck. most bartenders i know prefer it over more expensive ones. (but yes, i used to work at the sister bar to little branch in los angeles) i can only imagine with apple juice. ::swoon::
Mar 24, 2011
Might I suggest trying Buffalo Trace bourbon. Bulleit is good, I'll definitely give you that, but Buffalo Trace is OMG good.
Mar 24, 2011
Yum. Where I come from (the midwest) we drink our fresh pressed cider hot with brandy.
Am going to have to try this and also try the Hard Applesauce mentioned, oh yeah.
Mar 24, 2011
I am all over this - in the winter I even sometimes will heat the cider first. Oh goodness.
Mar 26, 2011
Yum. Where I come from (the midwest) we drink our fresh pressed cider hot with brandy.
Mar 29, 2011
I warm up the cider and then add some apple brandy (made by Clear Creek here in Oregon), but I add more than "just a splash"... So delicious and tangy...
Mar 29, 2011
Also? Those Bulleit bottles make THE BEST water bottles when you are finished with the tasty bourbon.
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