Bourbon is great for the fall and winter with its warm spices and flavors, but those qualities are also what make it so perfect to pair with your favorite summer flavors and fruits to make the best cocktails! Here's a list of the best summer bourbon cocktails for you to enjoy all season long.
Best bourbon for cocktails?
If you're trying to decide what bourbon you should use to make cocktails, here's a list of my favorite bourbons!
- Cavehill by Rabbit Hole- this bourbon's mash bill includes honey malted barley, making it so delicious and perfect to pair with summer fruits and flavors.
- Bulleit Bourbon - I love making cocktails with Bulleit. It's a great entry into bourbon and bourbon cocktail making. It's higher in rye content, so it brings a bit more spice to cocktails.
- Elijah Craig Small Batch - This bourbon is rich and can really withstand cocktails with fruit syrups like blueberry or raspberry syrups.
The Best Summer Bourbon Cocktails
This blackberry bourbon smash with fresh basil is such a refreshing summer bourbon cocktail recipe. It takes advantage of in-season produce and herbs paired with a slightly sweet and spicy to create this refreshing drink.
This peach bourbon smash is such a refreshing summer cocktail recipe! Plus, it is so easy to make homemade peach tea, and this makes for the perfect cocktail recipe for your backyard cookout.
Attention all bourbon lovers, if you are looking for sparkling wine cocktails, you will love this French 95 recipe. It's a simple twist on the French 75, a classic cocktail. It has that bourbon kick with a hint of sweetness topped with bubbles to make a delicious and easy cocktail recipe.
If you love making espresso cocktails, you have to try this bourbon espresso martini. I love the combination of the sweet bourbon with fresh espresso. It's one of my favorite espresso martini variations.
The bourbon mule is such a simple twist on the traditional Moscow Mule recipe. Although it may seem perfect for fall, muddle some fresh berries or peaches in there for a fresh summer twist!
Can you drink bourbon in the summer?
Absolutely! Bourbon makes some of the best summer cocktails! Those warm honey and molasses flavors from the bourbon pair so well with summer fruit.
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