Kentucky Colonel

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How to make:

1. Select and pre-chill an Old-fashioned glass.
2. Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist.
3. STIR all ingredients with ice.
4. STRAIN into ice-filled glass (preferably over a large cube or chunk of block ice).
5. EXPRESS lemon zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Review:

If you like Old Fashioneds then there's a good chance you'll appreciate the Kentucky Colonel.

Variant:

Served straight-up or on-the-rocks.
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History:

The Kentucky Colonel first appears in Jacques Straub's 1914 Manual of Mixed Drinks. This recipe is adapted from a recipe in Stanley M. Jones' 1977 Jones' Complete Barguide.

Kentucky Colonel Cocktail
¼ jigger benedictine.
¾ jigger bourbon.
1 piece of lemon peel.
Stir well and serve in an old style glass.

Jacques Straub, Manual of Mixed Drinks, 1914

KENTUCKY COLONEL
Cocktail Glass
Stir
1¾ Bourbon
¾ Benedictine
Lemon twist

Stanley M. Jones, Jones' Complete Barguide, 1977

Nutrition:

One serving of Kentucky Colonel contains 198 calories.

Alcohol content:

• 1.7 standard drinks
• 31.5% alc./vol. (63° proof)
• 23.6 grams of pure alcohol