Recipe: Jim Beam Bourbon Cream Recipe

So first off you may be wondering why bourbon cream?  Well in my many years of owning a distillery I have pretty much made every recipe for everything I could much find in books, online articles, word of mouth, whatever.  My goal was always to build a "flavor library" in my brain. In Belize many years ago, I ran across my first bottle of rum cream (a recipe we will get to in a few weeks).  I was amazed at how the rum and sugar flavors had melded in with the milk to create a cream liqueur you can't buy, as the market is generally loaded with artificially flavored cheap imitations.  As soon as I got to Portland, I immediately thought about making my own bourbon cream.

This recipe we will use Jim Beam a sweeter corn forward flavor to create more of a southern bourbon cream, but you can use the bourbon of your choice.

Ingredients:

1 2/3 cups Jim Beam White Label Bourbon
1 (14oz) can sweetened condensed milk
1 cup light cream
3 tablespoons chocolate syrup
1 teaspoon instant coffee Mt Hagen is my favorite, decaf is also just fine
1 teaspoons vanilla extract Penzeys is my favorite
1/2 teaspoon almond extract Penzeys is my favorite

Process all the ingredients in a blender for a few minutes, they will mix easily. Pour mixture into a clean bottle, store in a refrigerator. Drink within 60 days.

The Jim Beam flavor is very forward when consumed within the first few hours, which I prefer. Put on ice and you have what every bourbon ice cream should taste like.  Also goes great in coffee.

Letting it sit overnight and the almond, chocolate and bourbon flavors meld for a smoother less bourbon forward flavor.  Both creamy elixirs will amaze your friends!

Review: Johnnie Walker Red & Whiskey Elements

Possibly the most recognizable Scotch Whisky brand in the world, Johnnie Walker Red is strongly peat and smoke with no small amount of heat on the finish.

24 hours in, and the Whiskey Elements add a very peaty flavor starts to mellow, adds some nice oak notes, and with less heat on the finish.  At this point the element is only just getting started.

48 hours in and the element brings out flavors of burnt toffee, sweet maple, with some added tobacco and herbal flavors in the mid palate.  The peat is still very present but the alcohol burn at the end is gone. This lower priced Scotch becomes smooth and pleasant.  One ice cube brightens the entire experience.

48 hours is a no brainer for this experiment as half way there isn’t really worth the ride.

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Review: Crown Royal – Time & Oak

Review: Crown Royal – Time & Oak 11/14/2015 Crown Royal Canadian whisky is known to be smooth and balanced with light hints of oak and vanilla and a soft finish.

In just 24 hours our Time & Oak Whisky Element adds a light spiciness and soft oak to the mid palate with a smooth but lightly oaky finish.

At 48 hours is when the real change happens. Hints, of orange, cinnamon and clove complement a stronger but pleasant oak presence at both the mid-palate and the finish. A few drops of water opens up and mellows these flavors considerably. At 48 hours this nice smooth Canadian Whiskey becomes much more involved with a lite alcohol bite on the finish associated with American Bourbons. Water or ice smooths this out to a more familiar albeit complex and enjoyable version of your favorite Canadian sipping whiskey.

Both versions of Crown Royal add a pleasant surprise to any cocktail.

 

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