Blend 111
A deep red cocktail in a rocks glass on a dark wooden bar

Whiskey

Bordeaux Sour

Glass
Rocks
Method
Shaken
Time
5 mins.

Ingredients

  • 2 oz. bourbon
  • 1 oz. lemon juice
  • ¼ oz. sparkling water
  • ½ oz. real maple syrup
  • high-quality maraschino cherries
  • 1 oz. organic red wine
  • 1 oz. aquafaba
  • 5 dashes Angostura orange bitters

Method

  1. In a shaker, muddle the cherries with lemon juice and maple syrup.
  2. Add the remaining ingredients along with ice and shake well.
  3. Strain the mixture into a rocks glass over fresh ice.
  4. Top with sparkling water
  5. Garnish with a Maraschino cherry placed atop the ice—it may sink, but that's part of the charm.