Cocktail recipe
Kentucky Colonel
Cocktail glass · Ordinary Drink · Global cocktail tradition
A highball-style cocktail led by Bourbon, Kentucky Colonel lands citrus and is served in a cocktail glass.
Ingredients
- 3 ozBourbon
- 1/2 ozBenedictine
- 1 twist ofLemon peel
How to make it
- In a shaker half-filled with ice cubes combine the courbon and Benedictine.
- Shake and strain into a cocktail glass.
- Garnish with the lemon twist.
Story
Kentucky Colonel is less about elaborate technique than the chemistry between Bourbon, Benedictine and Lemon peel. The finished drink is citrus, with a presentation that suits its cocktail glass.
Best for
sophisticated · reflective · citrus