Glass: Martini
Garnish: Seasonal Berries
Method: Shake all ingredients with ice and strain into a chilled glass.
1-1/2 shots Maker's Mark bourbon
1/4 shot Triple Sec
1/4 shot Chambord black raspberry liquer
2 shots Ocean Spray cranberry juice
This was my first venture into the uncharted waters of bourbon... and it was not a pleasant one. After seeing that so many cocktails in Difford's Guide call on bourbon, I figured I should get a bottle. On DG's recommendation and some cursory online research, I settled on Maker's Mark bourbon. I could tell from the moment I opened the bottle and took a whiff that I would likely not enjoy it. Unfortunately the bourbon completely annihilated the cranberry juice and Chambord (which I mourned... such a waste of good Chambord). There was only the faintest suggestion of berry among the bombastic bourbon. Perhaps this drink could have benefitted from a different bourbon, but something tells me that I doubt it. The bourbon is simply overpowering. As the War Amps say: Never Again!
Given the plethora of cocktails that call for it, I am certainly willing to give bourbon many more tries. I am hoping this was only an unusual misfortune of a bourbon-based drink and that future exploration into that sea reveals less rocky shores. Though as my brother would say, "acquired taste is Stockholm Syndrome for the senses."
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