Barrel Aged Gin Manhattan

We ve compiled together a list of 20 barrel aged cocktails that get better when barrel aged.

Barrel aged gin manhattan.

Featuring aged quality bourbon maraschino liqueur and dark cherries this drink will become your all time favorite. Later gin was stuck in a barrel as a mode of transportation and storage in the 18th and early 19th centuries where it naturally picked up some oak characteristics. Page updated april 28 2016. However since the bourbon has taken on flavors from the sherry barrel while the vermouth was not exposed to the barrel or allowed to oxidize the flavor is significantly different.

This barrel aged bourbon manhattan cocktail is a twist on a classic. To see some additional barrel aged cocktails and spirits go here. A great way to go is to sub an aged gin in a classic whiskey cocktail such as the old fashioned or manhattan he says. This list is currently a work in progress.

Read on to learn the basics of barrel aging and how to get started. We will be adding and updating it as frequently as possible. Be sure to check back often or follow us on facebook for new barrel aged recipes. This cocktail is similar in concept to a barrel aged manhattan cocktail.

Manhattan 3 0 with sherry cask aged bourbon. Barrel aging a gin gives it many of the classic aged spirit flavors. She uses barrel aged gins to riff off classic cocktails like the old fashioned manhattan bees knees honey gin lemon and aviation with crème d violette maraschino and lemon juice. Bols has been in the genever and gin game since the 16 th century.

Barrel aging has a dramatic result on this cocktail the gin is un aged so the flavors from the barrel will seep through and add a warm oaky essence to the drink says curtis. This particular example of genever leans more on its malty character with the botanicals and oak very much in the background so it smacks of honey. I received the personalized whiskey barrel and whiskey ice balls featured in this post at no cost from uncommongoods. This particular release is somewhat more modern than a bruegel painting drawing on 19 th century inspirations and aged in french oak casks for 18 months.

Barrel aged gin isn t a truly new concept. Once the concept was introduced by jeffrey morgenthaler around 2010 barrel aged cocktails became the next great drink and are now easily found at upscale bars across the country. I use junipero gin as the base for the cocktail adding vermouth luxardo maraschino and house made.