Bourbon Baggers Recipes

Great cocktails start with great bourbon. Great cocktails become unforgettable with Bourbon Baggers.

Whether you’ve infused an entire bottle or just want to elevate your favorite classic, these recipes are designed to let the natural oak, cherry, char, and smoke shine through.

Most recipes below assume you’ve infused your bourbon in advance using your favorite Bourbon Baggers flavor.

Easy Smoked Old Fashioned

Our easiest—and most popular—cocktail.

Ingredients

  • 2 oz Smoke Infusion Bourbon Baggers infused bourbon
  • ½ oz Toasted Cherry Wood Simple Syrup
  • Orange peel (optional)
  • Luxardo or premium cocktail cherry (optional)

Directions

  1. Infuse an entire bottle of bourbon using Smoke Infusion Bourbon Baggers.
  2. Fill a rocks glass with ice.
  3. Add 2 oz infused bourbon.
  4. Add ½ oz Toasted Cherry Wood Simple Syrup.
  5. Stir for 20–30 seconds.
  6. Garnish with an orange peel or cherry if desired.

That’s it.

No bitters. No torch. No smoked glass. Just rich bourbon, real smoke, and subtle cherry sweetness.

Double Cherry Old Fashioned

Cherry lovers, this one’s for you.

Ingredients

  • 2 oz Toasted Cherry Wood Bourbon Baggers infused bourbon
  • ½ oz Toasted Cherry Wood Simple Syrup
  • Luxardo cherry
  • Orange peel (optional)

Directions

  1. Infuse your bourbon with Toasted Cherry Bourbon Baggers.
  2. Add bourbon and simple syrup to a rocks glass over ice.
  3. Stir well.
  4. Garnish with a Luxardo cherry.

Rich cherry notes layered naturally from real toasted cherry wood instead of artificial flavoring.

Gold Rush

Honey and lemon let the bourbon stay center stage.

Ingredients

  • 2 oz Toasted Oak infused bourbon
  • ¾ oz honey syrup (2:1 honey to warm water)
  • ¾ oz fresh lemon juice

Directions

Shake with ice until well chilled.

Strain into a rocks glass over fresh ice.

Garnish with a lemon twist.

Recommended infusion: Toasted Oak or Toasted Cherry

Boulevardier

A richer, more complex cousin of the Negroni.

Ingredients

  • 1½ oz Charred Oak infused bourbon
  • 1 oz Campari
  • 1 oz Sweet Vermouth

Directions

Stir with ice until chilled.

Strain over a large ice cube.

Garnish with an orange peel.

Recommended infusion: Charred Oak

The charred oak adds another layer of barrel character that pairs beautifully with the bittersweet Campari.

Paper Plane

Bright, balanced, and surprisingly bourbon-forward.

Ingredients

  • ¾ oz Toasted Cherry infused bourbon
  • ¾ oz Aperol
  • ¾ oz Amaro Nonino
  • ¾ oz fresh lemon juice

Directions

Shake vigorously with ice.

Strain into a chilled coupe glass.

Recommended infusion: Toasted Cherry

The toasted cherry complements the citrus while adding depth that the classic version doesn’t have.

Whiskey Sour

Fresh, simple, and timeless.

Ingredients

  • 2 oz Toasted Oak infused bourbon
  • ¾ oz fresh lemon juice
  • ½ oz simple syrup
  • Optional: egg white for a silky texture

Directions

If using egg white, dry shake first.

Add ice and shake again.

Strain into a rocks glass.

Garnish with a cherry or lemon peel.

Recommended infusion: Toasted Oak or Charred Oak

The wood infusion adds complexity that normally only comes from much older bourbon.

Manhattan

A classic that rewards a great bourbon.

Ingredients

  • 2 oz Charred Oak infused bourbon
  • 1 oz sweet vermouth
  • 2 dashes aromatic bitters

Directions

Stir with ice until thoroughly chilled.

Strain into a coupe or martini glass.

Garnish with a Luxardo cherry.

Recommended infusion: Charred Oak

The added oak structure stands up beautifully against the vermouth while making the bourbon taste even more mature.

Experiment and Make It Yours

Bourbon Baggers is all about discovering new flavors. Try swapping different infusions into your favorite bourbon cocktails and see what happens.

  • Toasted Oak: Smooth vanilla, caramel, classic oak
  • Toasted Cherry: Rich fruit, subtle sweetness, elegant finish
  • Charred Oak: Bold barrel character and deeper spice
  • Smoke Infusion: Campfire aroma without the hassle
  • Cherry Cinnamon: Perfect for fall cocktails, holiday drinks, and warm bourbon recipes

There isn’t one “right” answer. That’s half the fun. The other half is convincing your friends you suddenly became a cocktail expert instead of admitting a little bag of toasted wood did most of the work.