What should I infuse my bourbon with?

Table of Contents:

1. What should I infuse my bourbon with?
2. How do you infuse smoke into bourbon?
3. Why do you smoke bourbon?
4. Can you put bourbon in a smoker?
5. What is the best bourbon to smoke?
6. Can you cold smoke bourbon?
7. Are smoked cocktails bad for you?
8. Can u smoke a drink?
9. What is the point of a smoked cocktail?
10. How do you use an infusion smoker?
11. What can you put in a smoking gun?
12. How long do you smoke a drink?
13. Can you smoke beer?
14. Why do you smoke a glass?
15. How do you drink Knob Creek bourbon?
16. Is Knob Creek bourbon made by Jim Beam?
17. Is Knob Creek bourbon top shelf?
18. Is Bourbon good with Coke?

What should I infuse my bourbon with?

You can infuse just about any ingredient into whisky. Although fruits, vegetables, herbs, and spices are most common, you can also work with butter or even cheese, or fat-wash whisky with smoked ham, cooked bacon, charcuterie, or other meats.

How do you infuse smoke into bourbon?

In a decanter or large glass pitcher, add the bourbon, simple syrup, and bitters. Next, turn on your smoking gun and infuse the pitcher with smoke for 1-2 minutes; close the container with a piece of saran wrap so the smoke is trapped into the pitcher.

Why do you smoke bourbon?

“The aroma excites the palate and adds depth to the flavor of the cocktail,” Norton Christopher, bar chef at Sac-a-Lait in New Orleans, told Whiskey Advocate. In other words, smoking results in uniquely layered drinks with alluring notes and aromas.

Can you put bourbon in a smoker?

The Smoking Gun Pro (a handheld smoker) is one of my favorite smokers. ... If you don't have a smokehouse or Smoking Gun, another easy way to smoke whiskey is to pour it in an aluminum foil pan and put that over another pan of ice. Now you can put it in a grill or a water smoker or even an offset barrel smoker.

What is the best bourbon to smoke?

• Black Maple Hill. Black Maple Hill is a small batch, blended bourbon, meaning the whiskey comes from a select few barrels blended together to form the desired flavor profile. ...
• Knob Creek Single Barrel. ...
• George T. ...
• Pappy Van Winkle's Family Reserve 15 Year. ...
• Pappy Van Winkle's Family Reserve 20 Year.

Can you cold smoke bourbon?

I smoke water to make ice cubes for bourbon or bloody marys. When you smoke the bourbon rebottle it and let it set for a week before tasting. then decide if it's smokey enough. It mellows and develops flavor as it sits.

Are smoked cocktails bad for you?

But smoking alcohol isn't healthier — it carries serious health risks. You absorb alcohol in 8 to 20 seconds when you're inhaling it versus 20 minutes when you're drinking it. And unlike with a drink, you can't keep track of how much you're having. If you go overboard, there's no going back.

Can u smoke a drink?

Instead of drinking the old-fashioned way, some people are vaping or “smoking” alcohol to get drunk. This dangerous practice involves heating alcohol or pouring it over dry ice and inhaling the resulting vapors. Some people also use asthma inhalers or homemade vaporizing devices.

What is the point of a smoked cocktail?

Diluting any spirit lowers the alcohol content. It also releases new aromatic compounds while masking others, which changes the flavor of the booze. As a result, a mild, nuanced Scotch or mezcal can become a one-note smoke bomb when it's mixed into a cocktail.

How do you use an infusion smoker?

Using the Davis & Waddell Infusion Smoker is easy. Just lay the smoking apparatus flat, and load the open receptacle loosely with fine natural wood chips (available separately, see below). Place the smoke nozzle into a covered container, flick the switch and light it up!

What can you put in a smoking gun?

5 Genius Ways to Use a Smoking Gun in Your Kitchen

• ① Shake Up Extra-Sultry Cocktails.
• ② DIY Smoked Salt.
• ③ Make Your Own Smoked Cheeses.
• ④ Give Popcorn a Campfire Twist.
• ⑤ Try Using Herbs and Spices.

How long do you smoke a drink?

Here are the basic steps:

1. Smoke the sugar, cocktail cherry and orange peel for 2 minutes. It's easier to infuse smoke into the garnishes vs the liquid. ...
2. Smoke again for 2 minutes. ...
3. Make the drink. ...
4. Smoke a third time.

Can you smoke beer?

The use of smoked malts is the most common way of creating smoke beers and many brewers are obtaining them already smoked and ready for brewing from malt producers. Beechwood and cherrywood are commonly used for smoking and peat moss can also be used in the process.

Why do you smoke a glass?

Why you can taste smoke: A cold glass condenses water from the atmosphere very quickly. So when a cold glass covers a burning mound of canela, the smoke comes in contact with condensed moisture on the sides of the glass.

How do you drink Knob Creek bourbon?

How You Should Drink Knob Creek Bourbon

1. Straight.
2. On the rocks.
3. With a bit of water.
4. With club soda.
5. With ginger ale.

Is Knob Creek bourbon made by Jim Beam?

Knob Creek is a Kentucky straight Bourbon whiskey owned by Beam Suntory and produced at the Jim Beam distillery in Clermont. Along with Booker's, Baker's and Basil Hayden's it was part of the small batch Bourbon range introduced in 1992 by Booker Noe (1929-2004), grandson of Jim Beam.

Is Knob Creek bourbon top shelf?

Booker's, Stagg Jr and Parker's Heritage 11 are “Top Shelf” bourbons comparable to Knob Creek, albeit more developed and complex. This further reinforces that Knob Creek Single Barrel is one of the best readily available “bang for your buck” bourbons (Weller Antique 107 doesn't count).

Is Bourbon good with Coke?

It is a good drink. The flavors of the bourbon and the coke mix to produce something sweet and enticing. ... Yes, when you “consider rightly of the matter”, bourbon and coke makes a really nice cocktail. There are a lot of people out there drinking bourbon and coke.