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Blanton's Rocks
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Submitted on: March 9, 2021
As devotes of the Buffalo Trace Distillery will know, it can be difficult, if not impossible to find their top shelf Blanton’s Single Barrel product. When a bottle fell into our lap, some in our social group said it needed to be savored neat, while others advocated for a night of top shelf Old Fashioneds. I started to wonder if one could serve both interests in the same glass. Flavored ice is at least 100 years old. The key element of this recipe is that ice cubes are flavored with just the righ...
Ingredients
- 12 oz
- 7 dash
- 2 ozBlanton's Single Barrel Bourbon
Tools
15-count 1¼" silicone ice cube tray
Instructions
Garnish
Build
Glass
Estimated strength
About 4% ABV (estimate)
By Ben Craft
Mixologist
Chemical engineer by day, and home mixologist by night. Ben likes to craft new cocktails from all-natural ingredients and add modern tweaks to old classics. While growing up in Cleveland, Ben would tend bar for his family during the holidays, but after moving to Chicago in the 90’s he spent most of his time appreciating fine wine, and the many craft beers on tap around the city. However, about four years ago while celebrating with friends at a roof top bar in downtown Chicago he ordered a Four...
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Mix all ingredients in a large measuring container with a pour spout. Place a cherry at the bottom of half the tray slots. Fill the ice cube tray with the mix and freeze overnight. To prepare your cocktail, pour 2 oz of Blanton’s or your favorite substitute into a rocks glass and add one cherry cube and one non-cherry cube to the glass. Tools: 15 count, 1¼” silicone ice cube tray
Editor's Note
This recipe uses time-released, flavored ice to transform a neat pour into a perfectly balanced Old Fashioned. A brilliant solution for those who can't decide between neat or mixed.
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