Name: Kentucky Dream
Total time: 5 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 15 ml Vanilla liqueur; 2 Aromatic bitters; 60 ml Bourbon whiskey; 15 ml Apricot liqueur; 30 ml Apple juice

Serve in an

Old-fashioned glass

Photographed in an

Urban Bar Fluet Double Old Fashioned 1920 45cl

Ingredients:
1/2 fl oz	Giffard Vanille de Madagascar
2 dash	Angostura Aromatic Bitters
2 fl oz	Bourbon whiskey
1/2 fl oz	Luxardo Apricot Albicocca Liqueur
1 fl oz	Apple juice/apple cider (cloudy & unsweetened)
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Garnish:

Lemon zest twist

How to make:

STIR vanilla liqueur and bitters with two ice cubes in a glass. Add half the bourbon and two more ice cubes. Stir some more and add another two ice cubes and the rest of the bourbon. Add the last two ingredients and more ice cubes and stir lots more. The melting and stirring of the ice cubes is essential to the dilution and taste of the drink.

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Strength & taste guide:

Gentle

Boozy

Sweet

Dry/sour

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Review:

Tames bourbon and adds hints of apricot, vanilla and apple.

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History:

Created in 2002 by Wayne Collins for Maxxium UK.

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Nutrition:

One serving of Kentucky Dream contains 232 calories.

Alcohol content:

1.8 standard drinks
20.74% alc./vol. (41.48° proof)
25 grams of pure alcohol

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