The Big Man of Jim Beam

Favorite Food and Cocktail Recipes

Booker enjoyed eating and drinking. Some of his and his family's favorite dishes and cocktail recipes follow.

Cocktails

Whiskey Sour

Ingredients

1. 1½ parts Jim Beam Bourbon
2. 1 part lemon juice
3. ½ teaspoon sugar
4. 1 lemon or orange wedge
5. 1 cherry

Instructions

1. Add the sugar and the bourbon to the lemon juice.
2. Garnish with lemon or orange wedge and cherry.

Classic Old Fashioned

Ingredients

1. 1½ parts Knob Creek Bourbon
2. 3 dashes Angostura bitters
3. Pinch of raw sugar
4. 1 cherry

Instructions

1. Muddle sugar and bitters in a rocks glass.
2. Add bourbon and ice.
3. Stir.
4. Top with cherry as garnish.

Mint Old Fashioned

Ingredients

1. 2 parts Knob Creek Bourbon
2. 2 teaspoons simple syrup
3. 3–4 dashes aromatic bitters
4. 8–10 mint leaves
5. 1 mint sprig
6. 1 orange twist

Instructions

1. Muddle simple syrup, bitters, and mint leaves in an old-fashioned glass.
2. Pour bourbon into the glass and add a large piece of ice.
3. Stir until drink is cold and ingredients are mixed.
4. Garnish with mint sprig and orange twist.

Maple Hot Toddy

Ingredients

1. 1½ parts Knob Creek Smoked Maple Bourbon
2. ½ part honey
3. ½ cup hot water
4. ½ part fresh lemon juice
5. 1 cinnamon stick
6. 1 lemon wedge

Instructions

1. Combine bourbon, honey, hot water, and lemon juice.
2. Stir.
3. Garnish with cinnamon stick and lemon wedge. ...