The Chilled 100 Bartenders Craft Bespoke Cocktails Highlighting Edmond’s Honor Bourbon.
In partnership with Pronghorn, Chilled 100 Bartenders develop authentic cocktails that not solely showcase their particular person fashion but additionally spotlight the distinctive qualities of Edmond’s Honor bourbon.
When creating this cocktail, I wished to make use of substances that will spotlight the vanilla and Cognac notes imparted from the barrels. I infused Edmond’s Honor with brown butter for the baking spice caramel notes that pair nicely with vanilla. I added a grape honey syrup to name again to the grape base of Cognac, which is current within the beforehand used casks Edmond’s Honor is aged in. I exploit honey because the sweetener for its floral flavors that pair nicely with the spirit, and as a reference to the significance to the historical past of the guide pollination of vanilla.

Golden Flower
by Brenda Riepenhoff – @briepenh
Components
- 2 oz. Brown Butter Washed Edmond’s Honor Bourbon
- ½ oz. 2:1 White Grape Honey Syrup
- 3 dashes Angostura Bitters
- White grape on a choose with a lemon curl (for garnish)
Preparation
- Add all substances to a mixing glass and stir, pressure over sphere in a rocks glass.
- For the brown butter Edmond’s Honor, soften a stick of butter over medium warmth, and carry on warmth till the butter begins to brown.
- Take off warmth and funky, then add to 16 oz. of whiskey, leaving at room temperature for 2 hours.
- Put in freezer for twenty-four hours, then pressure by cheesecloth.
*White Grape Honey Syrup
Components
- 1 cup honey
- ½ cup water
- 1 ½ white grapes
Preparation
- Add 1 cup honey, ½ cup water, and 1 and ½ cup white grapes to a saucepan.
- Muddle the grapes and convey to a boil.
- As soon as boiling, depart to infuse at room temperature for an hour after which pressure by a chinois.
I wished to create a creamy fashion espresso martini with a twist. This cocktail doesn’t have the darkish backside layer with the froth prime; as an alternative, it appears to be like and tastes like a latte or spiked espresso drink.

The Albius Latte
by Terence Allen – @mixapothecary
Components
- 2 oz. Edmond’s Honor Bourbon
- 1 oz. Espresso Liqueur (Mr. Black)
- ½ oz. Baileys Irish Cream Liqueur
- ½ oz. Licor 43
- 1 oz. Chilly Espresso
- 3 espresso beans (for garnish)
Preparation
- In a cocktail shaker, add all substances besides the beans.
- Dry shake for 10 seconds.
- Fill the shaker with ice and shake for 30 seconds.
- Pressure right into a pink wine glass.
- Garnish with three espresso beans.
Honorable Point out is an ode to Edmond Albius and his contribution to botany and science. I wished this drink to elicit emotions of heat, richness, and luxury. Pulling within the aroma of vanilla and cinnamon, I used Licor 43 to additional develop that taste. Cherries and pineapples are a beautiful instance of what correct pollination also can obtain, so the addition of a Brazilian Cherry liqueur, pineapple juice, plus the added bitterness of the cherry espresso bitters lends splendidly to the dry and complicated bourbon. Including the egg pays homage to some of the fashionable drinks of the time, a flip, which utilized the nice and cozy and wealthy flavors of molasses and brandy.

Honorable Point out
by Jessie Marrero – @nevikittydrinks
Components
- 1 ½ oz. Edmond’s Honor Bourbon
- ¾ oz. Licor 43
- ½ oz. Ginja Bitter Cherry Liqueur
- 1 oz. Pineapple Juice
- 1 Complete Egg
- 3 dashes All of the Bitters Cherry Espresso Bitters
- Pinch of Salt
- Coupe glass with a spritz of Vanilla Extract
Preparation
- In a shaker tin, mix all substances.
- Make sure that egg is pasteurized, washed, and at room temperature.
- Dry shake all substances to include egg.
- Add ice.
- Moist shake one other 20 seconds.
- Double pressure into coupe glass.
- Spritz vanilla extract on outer glass rim.
Upon first tasting Edmond’s Honor, I used to be snowed in. The warming vanilla notes jogged my memory of being curled up on the sofa, however the a part of me that’s craving for hotter climate thought this spirit can be completely paired with an orange creamsicle ice pop. Doing that in a whiskey bitter simply appeared like the right technique to move the storm till the plows got here.

Return to Rockview Bitter
by Matthew Brown – @mattfnbrown
Components
- 1 ½ oz. Edmond’s Honor Bourbon
- 1 oz. Recent Cara Cara Orange Juice
- ¾ oz. 2:1 honey syrup*
- ¼ oz. Lemon Juice
- ½ Egg White
- Peel of the Cara Cara Orange (for garnish)
Preparation
- Mix substances in a cocktail shaker (add a touch of your favourite cocktail bitters), shake with out ice to froth the cocktail, shake once more with ice, pressure right into a rocks glass and add ice if desired.
*2:1 honey syrup
Preparation
- Mix 50g honey and 25g of water in a saucepan and place over medium warmth and stir till substances fully mix.
- Take off warmth, switch to a separate vessel and let chill within the fridge for a number of hours till cool.
I wished to include parts of a date night time into this drink (cocktails, films/popcorn, sweets/sweet, and so on.)

Date Night time
by Michael Lebron – @aliastheaddikt
Components
- 2 oz. Edmonds Honor Bourbon
- ¾ oz. Popcorn Syrup
- ½ oz. Banana Liqueur
- 1 oz. Lemon Juice
- 1 Bar Spoon Caramel Syrup
- 1 Egg White
- 3 dashes Chocolate Bitters
- Bruléed Banana (for garnish)
Preparation
- Combine all substances in shaker with three ice cubes.
- Shake till ice is melted, then proceed to dry shake.
- Pour into coupe, garnish with chocolate bitters and bruléed banana slice.
The graceful style of vanilla beans and candy aroma of orange blossom in Edmond’s Honor Bourbon impressed me to create a vibrant spring cocktail. Each flavors have flowers that blossom however are by no means actually thought of, just like the untold story of Edmond Albiss. A younger black botany prodigy created a way at hand pollinate vanilla on the Island of Bourbon (now Reunion) in 1841. Apricots & Mandarin oranges symbolize happiness, prosperity, love & schooling, which embodies Edmond Albius and the legacy of Edmond’s Honor Bourbon.

Blossom
by Alexis Roberts – @robertsbartending
Components
- 2 oz. Edmond’s Honor Bourbon
- 1 oz. St. Germain Elderflower Liqueur
- 1 oz. Apricot Purée
- 1 Mandarin Orange
- 1 oz. Honey Syrup
- Edible Flowers
Preparation
- Fill shaker with ice pour Edmond’s Honor Bourbon, St. Germain, Apricot purée, one recent squeezed mandarin orange, and honey syrup (equal elements water and honey).
- Shake and pressure over crushed ice.
- Garnish with sliced mandarin orange and edible flower.
I’ve had loads of buddies from reunion island and I at all times admire their groceries, so my aim for this cocktail was to maintain it easy and convey it to the plenty, so they start to order it themselves.

Edmond’s Revolver
by Jorge Mondragon – @luckaftertragedy
Components
- 2 oz. Edmond’s Honor Bourbon
- 1 oz. Mr. Black Espresso Liqueur
- 2 Dashes Orange Bitters
- 2 Dashes Chocolate Bitters
- ¼ oz. Amaro Vecchio Del Capo Rinse
- 25 g Reunion Island Espresso
- 1 tbsp Sugar
- ½ tbsp Water
- ½ tbsp Bourbon
- Orange Zest
- Expressed orange peel with lighter
Preparation
- In a mixing tin, add 2 oz. Edmond’s Honor Bourbon, 1 oz. of Mr. Black Espresso Liqueur and two dashes of orange bitters and two dashes of chocolate bitters.
- Fill with ice and shake in separate tin, add floor espresso beans from Reunion Island, sugar, a number of drops of vanilla extract, orange zest, and bourbon.
- Use hand mixer to aerate till foamy.
- As soon as achieved, rinse martini glass with Amaro, then pour first shaker into identical glass.
- Lastly, prime with foam espresso from second tin after which garnish with orange zest, but additionally with expressed orange peel on principal cocktail.
This cocktail is impressed by my love of nature, exploring and foraging. There’s a fruit known as the maypop that grows from the passionfruit flower domestically within the DMV, foraging for it’s one among my favourite adventures. The flavour resembles that of a ripe passionfruit, which is a good pairing with the vanilla character of Edmond’s Honor.

Ardour Flower Bitter
by Jon Schott – @schotts4everyone
Components
- 2 oz. Edmond’s Honor Bourbon
- 1 oz. Passionfruit Honey
- 1 oz. Tremendous Lemon Juice
- 2 Dashes Chai Spiced Orange Bitters
- Expressed Lemon and Orange Zest
Preparation
- In Double Rocks glass, measure and pour all substances right into a small tin and fill with cracked ice.
- Cap tin with Boston shaker and shake onerous for 8-12 seconds.
- Pressure over 1×1 ice cubes.
- Spray with meals grade orange oil and lemon oil, 1x every.
- Garnish with edible flower.