Torched Citrus Old Fashioned | Recipe by Jeff Hammett, Austin, Texas

Ingredients:

2 parts Knob Creek Single Barrel Reserve Bourbon

5 dashes Angostura bitters

1½ parts soda water

1 part simple syrup with a touch of clove

Torched orange and lemon rinds

Method:

1. Torch orange and lemon rinds
2. In a shaker, muddle the rinds with simple syrup, Angostura bitters and Knob Creek Single Barrel Reserve Bourbon
3. Add ice and stir
4. Pour over ice into an Old Fashioned glass and top with soda water

 Liberty Old Fashioned | Recipe by Maria Polise, Philadelphia, Pa.

Ingredients:

1½ parts Knob Creek Bourbon

¾ parts Amaro Averna

¾ parts Carpano Antica

2 dashes Bittermens Xoxolatl Mole Bitters

1 barspoon of simple syrup

1 strawberry, sliced

1 sprig mint

Method:

1. Combine the strawberry and simple syrup in an Old Fashioned glass and muddle
2. Add the Knob Creek Bourbon, Amaro Averna, Carpano Antica, Bitters and ice to the glass and stir until diluted
3. Garnish with a sprig of mint

 Sarsaparilla Old Fashioned | Recipe by Eddie Eakin |Dallas, Texas

Ingredients:

2 parts Knob Creek Rye

1¼ part honey syrup (1:1 honey and water)

1½ part root beer liqueur

2 dashes Sarsaparilla Dry bitters

1 dash Vanilla bitters

1 star anise pod

1 brandied cherry

Method:

1. Combine Knob Creek Rye, honey syrup, root beer liqueur, sarsaparilla dry bitters and vanilla bitters in a mixing glass.
2. Add cracked ice and stir for 40 revolutions
3. Strain over ice in a rocks glass
4. Garnish with 1 whole star anise pod and a brandied cherry