What’s better than a large batch of old fashioned cocktails for your next tailgate? As we heard towards fall and football season, spending time with friends in a fabric folding chair while sharing cocktails is a time honored tradition – and our host Julie Smith and mixologist Phil Armijo are doing just that, while sharing the Large Batch Old Fashioned recipe that will make you the MVP next Saturday and Sunday. Plus, they dig in to a little tailgating history – from the Middle Ages to the civil war to the NFL. And before they dig into their recipe, they’re taking a quick flight across Tennessee and Kentucky with a Bourbon and Whiskey taste test.
FEATURED BOURBONS
• Woodford Reserve
• Old Forester
• Jack Daniels Single Barrel Select
• Gentleman Jack Double Mellowed
RECIPE
• Get 1 liter bottle with lid
• Use Funnel to pour the following contents into bottle:
• 3.5 cups of Bourbon
• 1.5 oz of simple syrup
• .5 oz orange bitters
• .5 cup of water
• Shake ingredients together
• Pour over ice
• Garnish with orange peel and 1 luxardo cherry
