Pepper Rye Old Fashioned
Also of note fko s second edition no longer denotes a barrel number but rather a batch number on the label which indicates a transition from single barrel bottlings to a vatted release.
Pepper rye old fashioned. In old fashioned glass combine simple syrup and bitters. Stir until dissolved adding a little more water if needed. Squeeze orange peel over glass to extract oils. Pepper is credited with popularizing the drink known as the old fashioned cocktail which was said to have been invented by a bartender at the pendennis club in louisville kentucky.
The pepper family brand of whiskey is an iconic kentucky whiskey brand initially produced during the american revolution and continued through 1958. We loved him and the show for it. He embodied the classic aura of old fashioned drinkers. It is rich and full bodied with a nose of cinnamon and vanilla which are followed by notes of caramel dark chocolate orange and cloves.
Add whiskey and bitters and stir again. Pepper 1776 15 year old rye whiskey is made from over 90 rye and bottled at cask strength. Add enough ice to fill glass. The new stuff isn t being sourced from mgp by a family member or restarted by someone who worked there in the 50s or anything like that.
First founding the site that today hosts the woodford reserve distillery and later the james e. Fill glass halfway with ice then stir about a dozen times. Spoon sugar into a shaker and add about a teaspoon of very hot water for a simple syrup. Pepper distillery in lexington.
Keep in mind that the bourbon that you choose can drastically change the flavor profile with an old fashioned. The family built and operated two main distilleries. Don draper 60s era marketing bad guy with killer style and ruthless charm sipped old fashioneds made with rye club soda and cherry we ll allow it. An old fashioned is a very popular bourbon cocktail.
Pepper s fko rye is still sourced from mgp and carries no age statement with finishing undertaken in kentucky. Modern james e pepper rye aka james e pepper 1776 rye has nothing to do with the iconic brand that started in 1780 and stopped production in 1958. Ryan gosling s character in crazy stupid.