Which bourbon to try "Apple Pie infused bourbon"?
I've been wanting to try the ol' apple pie infused bourbon thing ever since it became semi-featured on Justified a couple seasons back.
What bourbon would you guys use to make it with? I was thinking OWA (or maybe Weller SR, so the proof doesn't overpower the apple flavors)... but then got to thinking, maybe a spicy bourbon would do the trick; something like OGD BiB. Does anybody here have experience making it?
Here's a link to a simple and easy recipe...
http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/appl...0400000123198/
Re: Which bourbon to try "Apple Pie infused bourbon"?
I've made this before although the recipe I used was a little different.
I used granny smith apples for their bright, tart flavors. I sliced them as thin as possible to give them lots of surface area.
I also used a little vanilla extract after the apple maceration. You could put in half a split bean as well.
I actually used a mix of Willet Single Barrel Rye and Bulleit in the infusion. I think the rye and high rye bourbon lends a really interesting complex spiciness to the drink.
Which bourbon to try "Apple Pie infused bourbon"?
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Originally Posted by
JPBoston
I've been wanting to try the ol' apple pie infused bourbon thing ever since it became semi-featured on Justified a couple seasons back.
What bourbon would you guys use to make it with? I was thinking OWA (or maybe Weller SR, so the proof doesn't overpower the apple flavors)... but then got to thinking, maybe a spicy bourbon would do the trick; something like OGD BiB. Does anybody here have experience making it?
Here's a link to a simple and easy recipe...
http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/appl...0400000123198/
Well the justified version was not really bourbon. I actually like using a white dog for the recipe. It give it a sharpness in the drink that the aged bourbon lacks.
Mike
Re: Which bourbon to try "Apple Pie infused bourbon"?
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Ejmharris
Well the justified version was not really bourbon. I actually like using a white dog for the recipe. It give it a sharpness in the drink that the aged bourbon lacks.
Mike
I agree. White dog is better in Apple Pie than bourbon, IMO. We've tried NGS too, but the white dog seems to be the best.
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Meant to mention, I realized the homemade stuff on Justified was most likely moonshine... but I want to stay away from white dog, only because I've never tried it and I want to keep price down a bit. All the unaged stuff I've seen has been ridiculously pricey (though I've never really 'looked' specifically for it).
And I've only had one straight rye before (WT101)... was not a fan of the minty aftertaste at all, and it actually made me notice the flavor in high-rye bourbons, in which I hadn't detected it in before. :(
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Any cheap options for white dog that I should keep my eyes open for? I did a quick search at Total Wine's site, and BT seems to have a reasonable one --- but it's out of stock. Hudson is like $40 here, which seems a bit crazy to me.
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It's not 'White Dog' per se, but Georgia Moon Corn Whiskey might work.... (others may have experienced opinions) it's usually about $15-$20 at Binnys i think.
Re: Which bourbon to try "Apple Pie infused bourbon"?
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camduncan
It's not 'White Dog' per se, but Georgia Moon Corn Whiskey might work.... (others may have experienced opinions) it's usually about $15-$20 at Binnys i think.
Looked it up at TW --- cool bottle, and only $11.99. But of course, out of stock (at bevmo as well, punks).
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camduncan
It's not 'White Dog' per se, but Georgia Moon Corn Whiskey might work.... (others may have experienced opinions) it's usually about $15-$20 at Binnys i think.
This was going to be my exact recommendation too.
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Finally broke down and just went super-simple... good ol' Evan Williams Black Label. I noticed it for $8 at Walmart while I was picking up milk/bread, and figured 'what the hell'.
It's now marinading... will report back in 4-5 days with a quick review. :)
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The mix came out 'ok'... too much spice, not enough apple. Maybe the apple would shine thru better with the white-dog/corn whiskey as was suggested earlier.
I wound up juicing a granny smith and a golden-delicious (I think) apple and adding about 5oz of the resulting juice to the mix, and now it has more apple flavor. If I knew I'd be adding juice, I would have skipped the simple syrup.
Probably easier just to make apple-cider bourbon cocktails, or even apple juice bourbon cocktails.... nothing mind-blowing about this mix. I'll try it again when I can get my hands on the aforementioned corn whiskey.... other than that, I'm not really interested.
