Bourbon Hall Tours in Louisville, Kentucky

Cocktails Hall of Fame 

Classic Mint Julep

ESSENTIALS

  • 3 fresh mint leaves 
  • 1 ounce Mint Simple Syrup 
  • Crushed ice 
  • 2 ounces of Heaven Hill Bourbon 
  • 1 fresh mint sprig 
  • Powdered sugar (optional)
  • Berries for garnish (optional)

MIX IT UP

  1. Place mint leaves and Mint Simple Syrup in a chilled julep cup. Gently press leaves against cup with back of spoon to release flavors.
  2. Pack cup tightly with crushed ice; pour bourbon over ice. 
  3. Insert straw, place mint sprig directly next to straw, and serve immediately. 
  4. Sprinkle with powdered sugar and top with garnish, if desired.

Classic Brown Derby

ESSENTIALS

  • 2 ounce Jim Beam Bourbon
  • 1 ounce grapefruit juice
  • ½ ounce honey syrup
  • Grapefruit peel for garnish (optional)

MIX IT UP

  1. Add all ingredients to your shaker with ice.
  2. Shake.
  3. Pour into your glass.
  4. Garnish decoratively with grapefruit peel.

Classic Old Fashioned

ESSENTIALS

  • 1⁄2 tsp Sugar
  • 3 dashes Angostura bitters
  • 1 ounce Water
  • 2 ounces Old Forester Bourbon
  • Orange peel

MIX IT UP

  1. Add the sugar, bitters and water into a rocks glass, and stir until sugar is nearly dissolved.
  2. Fill the glass with large ice cubes, add the bourbon, and gently stir to combine the flavors.
  3. Pinch the orange twist over the glass, then drop in.

Classic Manhattan

ESSENTIALS

  • 2 ounces Woodford Reserve Bourbon
  • 1 ounce sweet vermouth
  • 2 to 3 dashes Angostura Bitters
  • Maraschino cherries for garnish

MIX IT UP

  1. Fill a mixing glass or cocktail shaker with ice.
  2. Add whiskey, sweet vermouth and bitters.
  3. Stir for 90 seconds.
  4. Strain into a martini glass
  5. Garnish with maraschino cherries.

Highball

ESSENTIALS

  • 2 ounces whiskey
  • 6 ounces ginger ale, or soda

MIX IT UP

  1. Gather the ingredients.
  2. Fill a highball glass with ice.
  3. Pour the whiskey into the glass.
  4. Top with ginger ale.