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Bourbon Caramel Apple Pie Recipe | Bon Appétit

A caramel apple pie recipe with a lattice top, built on a cream cheese and butter dough that gets two rounds of rolling and folding for flakiness and can be frozen a month ahead. The filling is Honeycrisp apples cooked down in a deep amber caramel spiked with bourbon, lemon zest, and cinnamon, then thickened with cornstarch and cream and chilled before assembly. The lattice strips are coated in sugar before cutting, and the pie bakes in two stages (375° then 350°) and must cool at least four hours before slicing.

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Food52

Spiced Bourbon Cocktail With Pomegranate Syrup

This is a branded cocktail recipe from a Food52 Test Kitchen feature, sponsored by Basil Hayden's, for a bourbon sipper built on a homemade cinnamon-pomegranate syrup, lime and grapefruit juice, black walnut bitters, and a rosemary garnish. What sets it apart from other fall bourbon drinks is the syrup method: simmering cinnamon sticks in pomegranate juice before sugar is dissolved gently, not boiled, so the spice stays bright and the syrup keeps for about two weeks. The page is mostly a how-to for that drink, with a short bio of photographer and bartender Elliott Clark, the Apartment Bartender, who created it.

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uncrate.com

The Best Bourbon Known To Man

A sprawling buying guide that sorts today's bourbon boom into practical categories—everyday sippers, bottom-shelf steals, single barrels, and craft distillery standouts—alongside a separate tier for hard-to-find and grail-status bottles like Pappy 23, George T. Stagg, and vintage Stitzel-Weller finds that now fetch thousands at auction. It also branches into non-Kentucky producers (Texas, Wyoming, Chicago, Vermont) and closes with a rye whiskey roundup, making it useful as a reference for what to actually seek out versus what to admire from afar given the current allocation and secondary-market frenzy.

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www.mensjournal.com

14 Bourbons You Can Pretty Much Only Buy in Kentucky

Kentucky distilleries and retailers hold exclusive or limited-distribution bourbons that enthusiasts cannot easily find elsewhere, making a visit to the state essential for serious whiskey lovers. The piece recommends fourteen specific Kentucky-only or Kentucky-first expressions—ranging from the budget-friendly Very Old Barton to premium releases like Maker's Mark Private Selection and Peerless Single Barrel—that showcase the state's dominance in the bourbon market and explain why distilleries prioritize local sales over nationwide distribution. Each recommendation includes tasting notes and details about where to purchase, whether at distillery gift shops or select retailers, to help visitors know which bottles warrant seeking out during a Kentucky trip.

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www.heavensdoor.com

The Collection | Heaven's Door Whiskey

This is a product catalog for Heaven's Door whiskey brand, listing their various bourbon, rye, and Tennessee whiskey expressions organized by collection type—including core signature lines like Ascension and Revival, limited releases like The Bootleg Series (featuring Dylan artwork), and specialized collections like the Exploration and Decade Series that emphasize innovative aging and finishing techniques. The descriptions highlight production methods such as non-chill filtering, multiple barrel aging, and sherry cask finishing to differentiate each expression's flavor profile.

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www.gearpatrol.com

5 Bourbon Makers to Know Before They Go Mainstream

The piece identifies five distilleries positioned to make waves in bourbon in 2022, based on their upcoming age statements, product innovations, and market expansion. Green River is rebounding after a rebrand and technical controversy with traditional aging methods and five-year releases coming soon; Wilderness Trail's founders bring expert problem-solving credentials and major age-statement releases in 2022; Lux Row is finally bringing its own distillates to market after years of managing heritage brands, bolstered by its parent company's acquisition by distributor MGP; Frey Ranch is scaling beyond Nevada with grain-to-glass experimentation and multi-state distribution; and George Dickel has reinvigorated itself under new head distiller Nicole Austin with well-reviewed releases and creative collaborations.

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coolmaterial.com

10 Bourbon Cocktails You Need to Try

A rundown of ten classic and modern bourbon cocktails worth having in your repertoire, arguing that bourbon deserves a place in mixed drinks despite purist objections to using it beyond neat pours. It runs through recipes and quick histories for staples like the Old Fashioned, Manhattan, Mint Julep, and Boulevardier alongside lesser-known options like the New York Sour, Scofflaw, Gold Rush, and a bacon-garnished shot called the Mitch Morgan, pitching both winter sippers and summer-friendly highballs. Worth keeping as a practical reference card for mixing bourbon drinks at home rather than a deep dive into any single cocktail.

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Flaviar

One simple question: What spirit type do you prefer the most?

This is a marketing page for Flaviar's "Champions of Bourbon" subscription service, which delivers one gold-medal-winning bourbon monthly at $62-73 per bottle depending on commitment level, with prepaid options offering modest savings and flexible pay-as-you-go alternatives. The service curates bottles that have won major spirits competitions or scored 90+ from respected whiskey publications, positioning itself as a way to discover rare, hard-to-find bourbons unavailable locally while building a collection at better-than-retail pricing.

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