Labor Day Is On Its Way with Cocktails from Basil Hayden Bourbon Whiskey!

Labor Day is almost here, and It’s time to get ready for the long weekend by having parties or even just sitting on your patio having a cocktail or two.

Basil Hayden Bourbon Whiskey is new to me!
Thanks to the Basel Hayden crew, they sent me some great information about Basil Hayden Bourbon Whiskey!

(I have only a couple of recipes because I lost the recipes in a  computer crash!

Tasting Notes

Color:

A pale caramel to a copper-gold, the color is appropriate to the whiskey’s suspected age sitting on new oak.

Nose:

A mild, balanced, uncomplicated nose with an upfront emphasis on cooked fruit, oak, and vanilla. The lower ABV
likely contributes to the subtlety of the aroma. Revisiting after the whiskey sits in the glass increases the presence of vanilla, oak, and citrus.

Palate:

At the front of the palate, it takes a bit to warm up and expose the medium dry tannic bite and rye spice, opening with light wood and orange notes. As it expands, you find notes of peach and vanilla. On the mid-palate, it’s quite light, but there’s a bit of chewiness
that at a higher proof might be more detectable. Toward the back of the throat, oak, black pepper, and vanilla and orange marmalade dominate.

Finish:

Despite the proof, there’s a longish finish, though when it vanishes, it vanishes.
Here, the spice of the rye component becomes more pronounced with a fruit-smoke-oak overtone.

Our Review

Launched in 1992 by Booker Noe as part of Jim Beam’s small-batch collection
(along with Baker’s, Booker’s and Knob Creek),

Basil Hayden comes in at a lower proof than the others (which are all 90 or 100 proof) and with a distinctive rye-forward mash bill. The company positions
it as a premium “light-bodied and mixable” bourbon
and an easy introduction into the category. Critics tend to see it as unspectacular and higher priced than comparable 80-proof options, but a huge mark in its favor is that it’s produced, distilled and bottled on-site at the Beam distilleries, whereas many cheaper whiskeys are sourced from industrial producers with uncertain provenances. The small-batch production
also offers some credibility.

Labor Day Cocktail Recipes from Basil Hayden Bourbon Whiskey!

Golden HourIngredients

1 part Basil Hayden® Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey

3/4 part Lillet® Blanc

3/4 part Aperol® Aperitif

Grapefruit peel

Method

1. Combine ingredients over ice in a mixing glass. 

2. Stir thoroughly. 

3. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass over a large ice cube. 

4. Garnish with a grapefruit peel. 

Fool’s Gold

Ingredients

2 parts Basil Hayden® Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
3/4 part fresh lemon juice
1/2 part limoncello
1/2 part simple syrup
Lemon wheel
Fresh sage

Method

1. Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice.
2. Shake vigorously.
3. Strain into a rocks glass.
4. Garnish with a lemon wheel and fresh sage.

Bourbon Punch

INGREDIENTS!

1 750mL bottle Basil Hayden® Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey

1 cup sweet vermouth

1/2 cup sugar

1/4 cup orange liqueur

20 dashes of Angostura® bitters

1 cup tart cherry juice

2 cups soda water

2 oranges, sliced into wheels

1 tsp ground cinnamon

Ice

Method

1. Combine sweet vermouth, Angostura® bitters, sugar and ground cinnamon in a pitcher or punch bowl. 

2. Stir until sugar is dissolved. 

3. Add the rest of the ingredients (except soda) and stir to combine. 

4. Top with soda just before serving.

Ingredients: 

1 ½ parts Basil Hayden Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey

¾ part fresh lemon juice

½ part blackberry liqueur

4 blackberries

5 fresh basil leaves

 

Method:

1. Combine basil and blackberries in a cocktail shaker and gently muddle.

2. Add  the rest of the cocktail ingredients to a shaker with ice

3. Shake well.

4. Strain into a glass over fresh ice.

5. Garnish with a basil leaf and fresh blackberries.

 

Whiskey Sour 

Ingredients: 

2 parts Basil Hayden Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey3/4 part simple syrup
3/4 part lemon juice
Amarena or Luxardo cherry

 

Method:
1. Shake Basil Hayden Bourbon, lemon juice, and simple syrup with ice.
2. Strain into a glass.
3. Garnish with a slice of lemon, top with the cherry, and serve.

Thanks to  Basil Hayden for these very pretty and tasty cocktail recipes!

Stevie Wilson-
LA-Story.com

Stevie Wilson
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