Woodford Reserve Spire Cocktail

Bright and fruity with smoky bourbon flavor, the Spire cocktail is a delicious addition to your Derby Day party or any spring or summer gathering.

Course Cocktail

Cuisine Southern

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 0

Total Time 5

Servings drink

Calories 140kcal

In a mixing glass with a few ice cubes (or right in the rocks glass), stir together the bourbon, lemonade and cranberry juice.
Strain into a rocks glass filled with ice. Garnish with a lemon twist.

Cut thin circular slices of lemon. Make a single cut through the peel and carefully remove the fruit. Work your way around the lemon, freeing the peel from the inner fruit. Cut or peel off any remaining pith with a sharp knife.
Wrap the peel around your finger or a pencil, a straw, a chopstick or simply around the peel itself in a spiral shape. Hold it together with your fingers (or a small but gentle clamp), tightly for about 30 seconds. If the shape doesn’t hold when you unfurl it, then roll it up again and hold for longer until the shape holds.

Low-sugar Spire cocktail: Use 100% cranberry juice with no added sugar and sugar-free lemonade for a lighter drink.

Non-alcoholic Spire cocktail: Substitute a whiskey alternative or unsweetened iced tea for the bourbon.

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