365 Drinks a Year: #27 Whiskey of Curacao

This drink, like, makes you feel gooooooooooooooooooooooooooood. Yep.

This drink is another Boozeblogger original and one of my personal favorite  drinks that I make at home. The ingredients are exact, important, and not easy to find, so you might not be able to get this at your local bar but a high-end establishment might be able to whip one up for you. The reason it's difficult to find is because one of the main ingredients, Curacao of Curacao, is not yet widely available and that particular liqueur is what makes this drink special. I haven't had a chance yet but I'd really like to try this out with some top-shelf bourbon and see how it fares.

Whiskey of Curacao

1 1/2 oz Bourbon (if you've got it, use the good stuff)

1/2 oz Curacao of Curacao

Twist of Lemon

2 cherries

The idea of this drink is to highlight the flavors not only of the unique Curacao of Curacao but also of whatever bourbon you're drinking. Notice that the proportions of the recipe have only a small portion of the Curacao, this is because it will easily overwhelm your bourbon and make the drink too surgery. You're trying to add another dimension to the bourbon, not make it into an orange soda. The lemon peel adds an extra citrus note to the aromatics and the cherries....well, I just like cherries. Judging by how much my vision is currently blurring I can say that, though not too crazy, this drink still packs a punch.

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