SPVAQ22021 - 36

Casey Woodward, Manager at
Store 440 in Waynesboro, enjoys
whiskey, including in a whiskeybased Kentucky Sunset.
Matthew Entwistle, Assistant
Manager at Store 350 in Richmond,
likes Jim Beam bourbon in a
Kentucky Mule. " The ginger beer
helps bring out the flavor of the
bourbon, " he explains.
" Every different glass of
bourbon is a completely
different experience, " says Scott
King, Manager at Store 391 in
Carrollton. He likes his bourbon
neat (preferring Blanton's,
Jefferson's Reserve, Maker's
Mark, and Weller) or in an Old
Fashioned.
Angela Duke, Sales Associate
at Store 349 in Chesapeake, goes
for Woodford Reserve Bourbon
in a Manhattan. " You cannot go
wrong! "
" The Macallan 12 year old Double
Cask would be my favorite drink
on a cold night, " says Ken Sharma,
Manager at Store 120 in Alexandria,
" straight with one ice cube. "
" My favorite spirit is
Jefferson's, " says Norman
Morris, Manager at Store 383 in
Harrisonburg. He likes it neat, but
a Whiskey Sour will do, too.
" My all-time favorite spirit is
Bulleit Bourbon, " proclaims James
Wilkinson, Manager at Store 417
in Yorktown. He prefers it on the
rocks. " It is too good to mix. "

TASTES FROM SOUTH OF THE
BORDER
" My favorite spirit is mezcal, "
reports Ryan Resavage, Senior
Sales Associate.at Store 390 in
Montpelier. He'll use it to make a
Mexcalita, a Margarita with mezcal and orange juice.
Lucia Zeeb, Manager at Store
267 in McLean, likes to make a
Spicy Mexican Mule with tequila.

36 SPIRITED VIRGINIA

" I use a blanco tequila and will
infuse that with fresh jalapeños
for at least a week, top it off with
ginger beer and a twist of lime.
Boom. It is refreshing with a little
heat in the back ... I think drinks
should be strong but complex
enough that you want to take your
time and enjoy it. "

TRENDING TROPICAL
Some amazing cocktails start
with rum, and today's flavored
and spiced rums just multiply the
possibilities!

NOT NEUTRAL ON NEUTRAL
" I have always enjoyed a nice
Bloody Mary, and I always use a
potato vodka for its complexity and
additions to the flavor of the cocktail, " says Ronnie Lamb, Manager
at Store 331 in Henrico. His go-to
Bloody mix is Zing Zang, a neutral
mix that has enough tomato sweetness to balance the potato vodka.
His favorite vodka is Luksusowa.

WANDERING THE AISLES
Not only do some ABC team
members hesitate to pick a favorite
child, some apparently have large
" families. "
In fall and winter, Scott Rusch,
Manager at Store 188 in Virginia
Beach, leans toward bourbon
(neat). But in spring and summer,
bring on the rum! " I use ginger
ale to mix both bourbon and
rum with because ginger ale does
not overpower the flavor of the
spirit, " he says, adding: " Hint for
bourbon drinkers: If the bourbon
burns going down, after you drink,
exhale, it will not burn. "
Randy Hazlett, Manager at
Store 408 in Zion Crossroads, likes
spirits with a subtle smoke or peat
taste. Favorites include Monte

VIRGINIA-BORN APRICOT
OLD FASHIONED

Michelle Duncan, Manager at Store
45 in Springfield, has a preference
for Isaac Bowman Port Barrel
Bourbon and uses the Virginia
spirit in a family recipe.

▷	 2 OZ. ISAAC BOWMAN PORT
BARREL BOURBON
▷	 ¾ OZ. ROTHMAN & WINTER
ORCHARD APRICOT LIQUEUR
▷	 ¾ OZ. SIMPLE SYRUP
▷	 2 DASHES OF BITTERS
▷	 ORANGE PEEL TWIST AND
MARASCHINO CHERRY FOR
GARNISH
Add ingredients to a shaker
with ice and shake. Strain into a
chilled glass, garnish, and enjoy.

PEACHY KEEN

" I got the idea for this drink from
one of my favorite summertime
recipes, " explains Jennifer
Butts, Manager at Store 36
in Gainesville. " I like to grill
peaches slathered in bourbon
and brown sugar and thought the
flavor profile of that dish would
translate well into a cocktail.
There is the charred, burnt
sugar and vanilla notes from the
bourbon, sweet and juicy notes
from the peach nectar, and the
herbaceous bitter citrus coming
from the bitters. "
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2 OZ. BOURBON
3 OZ. PEACH NECTAR
CLUB SODA
ORANGE BITTERS

Combine whiskey and peach nectar
in a shaker with ice. Shake. Strain
and pour over ice. Top with club
soda and a dash of orange bitters.
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