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After writing up a drink called the Water Line for my blog, I got inspired to riff on the Cynar-orange liqueur combination. I merged the idea with the mezcal-Cognac duo from the 1910 Cocktail and included its choice of Peychaud's Bitters. For a name, I dubbed this one Papa Was a Rodeo that was had played on the Magnetic Fields Spotify that night (which I was listening to since a few songs from their "69 Love Songs" album are on one of the playlists at work).

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Who Makes My Bourbon?

This is the fifth in a series on Bourbon by Zach Pearson. Read them all: Bourbon, Bourbon After the Act, Bourbon: What it is ... and isn't, Making Bourbon, Who Makes My Bourbon, Producer Capsules., Finding the Good Stuff, Tasting the Good Stuff, Neat, Mashbills, Geeky Information and Resources.

About a year ago, GQ exerpted this great picture from David Haskell's The Kings County Distiller Guide to Urban Moonshining. Click the image on the left to see the detail. It’s pretty easy to see from this that there are really only thirteen major Bourbon producers in the United States. These 13 distilleries are owned by only nine companies.

Now, I know what you’re thinking. You can’t walk into a liquor store and not see an entire 50 foot shelf of Bourbons with names you’ve never heard of. Some of them are even local. All of them have great stories on the back about how this particular Bourbon was the favorite of Ulysses S. Grant or Al Capone or was made by some hill-William from a secret family recipe only recently rediscovered inside a hollow log in Possum Lick, Kentucky. Like the Templeton Rye label to the left. Click it to expand and read it.

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Logic of Color — Dry vermouth, Aquavit, Drambuie, Peychaud's Bitters, Absinthe, Orange peel
Spiced Dove — Mezcal, Allspice Dram, Bitters, Grapefruit juice, Lime juice, Simple syrup
King James — Rum, Brandy, Sweet vermouth, Curaçao, Maraschino Liqueur, Bitters, Orange peel
The Bishops Regret — Gin, Coca Leaf Liqueur, Genepy, Amaro, Fernet, Crème de Cacao
Young and Foolish — Vodka, Pineau des Charentes, Aperol, Dry vermouth, Pear liqueur, Grapefruit bitters, Lemon peel

Recent Discussion

Re Sakura Martini, 8 hours 54 minutes ago mako commented:
Truly fantastic with the Roku Sakura Bloom Edition (#6). What a great drink. It's very sake forward so make sure to use a good sake!
Re The Half Windsor, 12 hours 17 minutes ago Jojiro commented:
Laphroaig rinse, 15 ml Pierre Ferrand Cognac, 25 ml ruby red grapefruit juice, 60 ml Cocchi Americano, with a short shake. Really fantastic low-ABV sipper that has enough complexity to stand up by your friends drinking Martinis and Manhattans. Lasting gentian bitterness, but a measured sweetness up front.
Re Smoking Jacket, 16 hours ago Artur B commented:
Used cheapest single malt, 0.5 oz of vermouth and Cynar. Solid.
Re Suze-E-Q, 17 hours 24 minutes ago Jojiro commented:
Agreed - it's a wonderful combination.
Re Atta Girl, 1 day ago Jojiro commented:
I think the Grenadine-Sweet Vermouth pairing to create a round red fruit note is very successful. As for the cocktail, I found it to be too sweet and the Fernet to still be overpowering. Tried with Cocchi di Torino + Dolin Dry, then tried again with Carpano Antica + Dolin Dry. No go both times. Main takeaway is to try the grenadine-vermouth combo out in the future - it's a neat trick.