Woodford Reserve Recipe

Chill glass

Place an Old Fashioned (rocks) glass in the freezer or fill with ice water to chill while you prepare the drink (optional, 3–5 minutes).

Combine ingredients

In a mixing glass add 2 oz Woodford Reserve bourbon, 2 dashes Angostura bitters, and 0.25 oz simple syrup. If using the sugar-cube variation instead of simple syrup, dissolve ½ sugar cube with a 0.25 oz splash of water and 2 dashes bitters in the glass or mixing glass before adding bourbon.

Stir with ice

Fill the mixing glass with large ice cubes, then stir gently for 20–30 seconds (about 20–30 revolutions) until the mixture is well chilled and slightly diluted.

Prepare serving glass

Discard ice water from the chilled rocks glass if used. Add one large ice cube (or a few large cubes) to the glass.

Strain

Strain the chilled bourbon mixture over the large ice cube in the prepared glass using a julep or Hawthorne strainer.

Express and garnish

Take an orange peel, hold it over the drink skin-side down about 3–4 inches above the surface, and give it a firm pinch to express the oils across the surface. Run the peel around the rim of the glass, then drop the peel into the drink as garnish.

Serve

Serve immediately. Sip slowly to appreciate aroma, balance and warm spice of the Woodford Reserve.