Barrel Aged Tequila Old Fashioned

For a 3l barrel you will use 2 3 bottles.

Barrel aged tequila old fashioned. Trade bourbon for barrel aged tequila in a day of the dead cocktail. Be sure to check back often or follow us on facebook for new barrel aged recipes. This list is currently a work in progress. We ve compiled together a list of 20 barrel aged cocktails that get better when barrel aged.

It s always a great experience when a cocktail bar has barrel aged cocktails ready to pour. Even in the cocktail forward south tequila sometimes gets an unfair rep as the shot of choice for college kids or something to hide beneath a margarita mix. It starts grassy with. We re hoping to get pictures and recipes up for each cocktail.

Combining the full flavor of a bourbon or rye whiskey with the sweetness of the sugar and bitterness from angostura bitters is what makes it absolutely delicious. Around 4 6 weeks will be best but regular tasting is a must. Such as barrel aging an old fashioned. Barrel aged cocktail recipe old fashioned the old fashioned has been around since before abe lincoln was president and is one of the most popular bourbon cocktails of all time.

This is most probably due to the oxidation of the fortified wine adding to the complexity of the finished cocktail. Barrel aged the wisconsin styled old fashioned utilizes brandy muddled cherry and orange and is enjoyed copiously in our state year round. There are a fair amount of barrel aged cocktail recipes online or you can do some of the math yourself and amplify your favorite cocktail recipe depending upon the size of your barrel of course. Barrel aging has a dramatic result on this cocktail the gin is un aged so the flavors from the barrel will seep through and add a warm oaky essence to the drink says curtis.

But a fine tequila such as jalisco. 1 5 cups of sugar or 3 cups of 1 1 sugar syrup. We will be adding and updating it as frequently as possible. For a 5l barrel you will want to use 4 5 750ml bottles of your main liquor here it is bourbon.

Corazón buffalo trace distillery old 22 80 aged for 22 months in buffalo trace barrels that held whiskey for 22 years old 22 is a deliciously well balanced tequila. Buy an american oak keg for barrel aging. The key to barrel aging is continually tasting as it ages to find the sweet spot. Oak has such a profound impact on taste when aging a spirit fresh off its still like whiskey.

Barrel aged brandy old fashioned recipe type. It s even better you can do it at home. It doesn t make a lot of sense to me to barrel age a drink made solely from already aged ingredients.