225 Club Recipes: Peach Brandy Barrel-Finished Winter Gin

No. 1 | Old Fashioned-esque

There is a reason the Old Fashioned is a staple in the cocktail game. It lets the bast spirit shine through while still adding a level of sweetness, bitterness, and dilution to create a balanced, finished cocktail.

DIRECTIONS:

• 2 oz Peach Brandy Barrel-Finished Winter Gin

• 0.25 oz vanilla honey syrup

• 2 dashes Dram Apothecary Black Bitters

  Build all of the ingredients in a mixing glass. Add ice and stir for 15-20 seconds. Strain the cocktail into a rocks glass over a cube. Peel an orange and hold the peel in one hand. Hold a lighter in the other between the glass and the peel. With the flame lit express the peel over the glass then drop the peel on top. Serve.

No. 2 | rock

Slow cool dilution really lets you find all of the flavors in this spirit. With 12+ botanicals, the whiskey barrel notes, and the peach brandy notes there is a lot to find and work through. Dilution from the ice melting actually allows those flavors to show up at different times, making every sip a surprise!

DIRECTIONS:

• 2 oz Peach Brandy Barrel-Finished Winter Gin

• Big cube (or several clean, small cubes)

  Add big cube to rocks glass. Pour Peach Brandy Barrel-Finished Winter Gin over the cube.