Ruddell's Sour

Name: Ruddell's Sour
Ingredients: 2 oz Ruddell's Mill Kentucky Straight Bourbon; 1 oz Grapefruit Superjuice; 1 oz Simple Syrup (recipe); .25 oz Aperol; 1 dash(es) Hella Cocktail Co. Aromatic Bitters

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Submitted on: May 31, 2022

Refreshing

Advanced Palate

Today we are working with @ruddells_mill_whiskey Bourbon. This bourbon aims to honor the original bourbons from long ago, before there was a legal definition of 'Bourbon'. Hence, it is a high rye bourbon.You see....before Bourbon, there was rye whiskey from Pennsylvania. This was the predominant whiskey style for many years before many distillers ended up moving to the Kentucky region and started making what is now known as bourbon. However, because of the rye whiskey heritage, a lot of those ea...

Ingredients

2 oz
Ruddell's Mill Kentucky Straight Bourbon

1 oz
Grapefruit Superjuice

1 oz
Simple Syrup (recipe)

.25 oz
Aperol

1 dash(es)
Hella Cocktail Co. Aromatic Bitters

Instructions

Garnish

Dehydrated Grapefruit

Build

Shake & Strain

Glass

Old Fashioned/Rocks

Estimated strength

About 16% ABV (estimate)

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1. Combine all ingredients in a shaker. 2. Add ice and shake until chilled. 3. Strain into a rocks glass over fresh ice. 4. Garnish and serve.

Editor's Note

A high-rye bourbon sour that swaps lemon for bright grapefruit. A touch of Aperol adds a pleasant bitter orange backbone, creating a complex and refreshing sipper.