Evan Williams Extra Aged Bourbon book

Evan Williams Extra Aged Bourbon bookNamed after Evan Williams, who opened Kentucky's first commercial distillery in 1783, this is the black label "Extra Aged" bottling and the world's second best selling Kentucky Straight Bourbon. It is made a few blocks from the site of that original distillery, to a mashbill of 78% corn, 10% rye and 12% malted barley, and is now aged around five to six years. A reliable, easy drinking bourbon for cocktails or sipping over ice. For a world of ways to

a balanced blend of 89

It keeps unopened for twelve months

each press releasing a fine 0

cardamom and lavender

showing fresh pine forest over lemon citrus and a maple-like honeyed richness

Rich and mellow

Enough capacity for two drinks at once

A Japanese yuzu liqueur from Akashi-Tai

it suits gin

Good ice deserves a good mould

set out the techniques for building several drinks at once and the thinking that ties them together

so you may need to prise the old insert out (the small knife on a waiter's friend does it)