Cocktails
Cocktail recipes to make at home, with a story to enjoy along the way. Make it the Boojie wayPOUR DECISIONS
Back in the heyday of the Roaring 20s, life in Howardstown was a whirlwind of excitement, opportunity, and just a little nip of trouble. Now you see, Uncle Boojie and his friends were in the business of making “untaxed” corn whiskey and had quite a few interesting customers from all over the country. Old Jesse Spalding ran the card games at the Seelbach Hotel up there in Louisville and shook a lot of hands in the big city so he would have a knack for knowin’ just when the feds were planning their raids on their manufacturing facilities. Jesse would keep the Howardstown boys informed by a party line installed at the Howard’s General Store, the only phone in town and thus for decades the Howardstown operation was always one step of the law!
Now one evening, Uncle Boojie joined one of Jesse Spalding’s card games and bumped into public enemy number one…Al Capone. The two struck up quite a friendship as they shared a love for gambling, cigars, and of course…good Kentucky bourbon. Through their conversations, Boojie was able to craft a deal, makin’ Howardstown the go-to supplier for Al Capone and his pals around the country. With 14 stills operatin’ around the clock, Boojie and the boys were churnin’ out thousands of gallons a week. The train tracks became their lifeline, smuggling Uncle Boojie’s Bourbon from Kentucky, straight to the thirsty streets of Chicago and beyond. The money Uncle Boojie had flowin, started the golden era of Howardstown…a time when the head of every household was a country millionaire and the walls of their humble homes were insulated with cash.
“As the sun will rise, it will set.”
— Uncle Boojie
But all good things must come to an end. In 1930, the revenuers finally caught wind of our operation and raided Howardstown. The “Great Pour Out,” they called it. Thousands of gallons of our finest whiskey poured out over two days, putting an end to our golden era of manufacturing. Uncle Boojie always said, “As the sun will rise, it will set,” and sure enough, the end of our moonshine empire was just as swift as its rise. But oh, what a ride it was while it lasted.
RECIPES FROM UNCLE BOOJIE’S
High Cotton
Ingredients
- 2 oz UB Bourbon
- .5 oz UB Old Fashioned Syrup
Accompaniments
- Glass 2X Rocks Glass
- Ice Regular
- Garnish Orange Peel (Expressed and Rolled) & 2x Cherry
How to Make It
Combine all ingredients into an ice-filled 2X Rocks Glass. Stir. Garnish.
High Cotton
Hold Your Horses
Ingredients
- 2 oz UB Bourbon
- .25 oz UB Classic Mint Julep Syrup
- 8–10 Mint Leaves
Accompaniments
- Glass Julep Mug
- Ice Crushed
- Garnish Mint Bouquet
How to Make It
Gently rub Mint Leaves on the inside of the Mug. Add all of the remaining ingredients. Add ice and swizzle. Add more ice. Garnish.
Hold Your Horses
All Gussied Up in the Big City
Ingredients
- 2 oz UB “Jill” Bourbon (105 proof)
- 1 oz Carpano Antica
- 2 dash Angostura Bitters
- 3 dash Cherry Heering
Accompaniments
- Glass Coupe
- Ice None
- Garnish Cherry in Bottom of Coupe
How to Make It
Combine all ingredients into an ice-filled Mixing Glass. Stir. Strain into a Coupe Glass.
All Gussied Up in the Big City
She’s a Little Twisty
Ingredients
- 1 oz UB Bourbon
- 1 oz Lemon Juice
- 1 oz Blackberry Nectar
- Top with Prosecco
Accompaniments
- Glass Coupe
- Ice None
- Garnish Blackberry wrapped in Lemon Swath
How to Make It
Combine Bourbon, Lemon Juice, Blackberry Nectar into a Shaker Tin. Add 3 pieces of ice and shake hard until ice dissolves. 2x Strain into Coupe Glass. Top w/ Prosecco. Garnish.
She’s a Little Twisty
Hissy Fit
Ingredients
- 2 oz Milburn’s Premium Vodka
- 1.5 oz Blood Orange Juice
- 1 oz Ginger Infused Simple Syrup
- .75 oz Lime
- Top w/ Ginger Beer
Accompaniments
- Glass 2X Rocks Glass
- Ice Regular
- Garnish Dehydrated Blood Orange Slice
How to Make It
Combine all ingredients into an ice-filled Shaker Tin. Shake well. Strain into a 2X Rocks Glass filled with ice. Garnish.
Hissy Fit
Spicy Mary
Ingredients
- 1.5 oz UB Bourbon
- 7 oz UB Spicy Mary Mix
Accompaniments
- Glass Collins
- Ice Regular
- Garnish Pickle
How to Make It
Combine all ingredients into an ice-filled Collins Glass. Lightly stir. Add more ice. Garnish.
Spicy Mary
Highfalutin
Ingredients
- 1 oz UB Bourbon
- 1 oz Aperol
- 1 oz Amaro Nonino
- 1 oz Lemon
Accompaniments
- Glass Coupe
- Ice None
- Garnish Lemon “Swath Bird” Peel
How to Make It
Combine all ingredients into an ice-filled Shaker Tin. Shake well. 2x Strain into Coupe Glass. Garnish.
Highfalutin
That Damn Dog
Ingredients
- 2 oz UB Bourbon
- 1 oz Blackberry Nectar
- .75 oz Lemon Juice
- 6–8 Mint Leaves
Accompaniments
- Glass 2X Rocks Glass
- Ice Regular (Dirty)
- Garnish 2x Blackberries & Mint Bouquet
How to Make It
Combine all ingredients into an ice filled Shaker Tin. Shake well. Dirty Dump into an empty 2X Rocks Glass. Add more ice. Garnish.
That Damn Dog
Charred High Cotton
Ingredients
- 2 oz UB Bourbon
- .5 oz UB Smoked Old Fashioned Syrup
Accompaniments
- Glass 2X Rocks Glass
- Ice Regular
- Garnish Orange Peel (Expressed through flame, Partially Charred & Rolled w/ Charred end as “flag”) & 2x Cherry
How to Make It
Combine all ingredients into an ice-filled 2X Rocks Glass. Stir. Garnish.
Charred High Cotton
The Al Capone
Ingredients
- 1.25 oz UB Bourbon
- .75 oz Campari
- .75 oz Sweet Vermouth
- Small pinch salt
Accompaniments
- Glass Negroni
- Ice Regular
- Garnish Paper Thin Orange Slice
How to Make It
Combine all ingredients into an ice filled Mixing Glass. Stir. Strain into a Negroni Glass. Garnish.
The Al Capone
Mudslide
Ingredients
- 1.5 oz Milburn’s Premium Vodka
- 1 oz Coffee Liqueur
- 1 oz Cold Brew
- .65 oz Cream
- .75 oz Simple Syrup
Accompaniments
- Glass Chocolate-Dipped Negroni
- Ice None
- Garnish 3 Espresso Beans
How to Make It
Combine all ingredients into an ice-filled Shaker Tin. Shake well. 2x Strain into a Chocolate-Dipped Negroni Glass. Garnish.
Mudslide
Uncle Sour
Ingredients
- 2 oz UB Bourbon
- .75 oz Lemon Juice
- .75 oz Simple Syrup
- .75 oz egg white
Accompaniments
- Glass 2X Rocks Glass
- Ice Regular
- Garnish 2x Orange (Expressed & Rolled) & Cherry Flag
How to Make It
Combine all ingredients into Shaker Tin. Add 3 pieces of ice and shake hard until ice dissolves. 2x Strain into ice-filled 2X Rocks Glass. Garnish. 2x Orange Peel, expressed and rolled, cherry.
Uncle Sour
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