Photographed by Ryan Mahoney
Nestled within the rolling hills of Goshen, Kentucky, Hermitage Farm is a historic property and inn that raises champion Thoroughbreds and celebrates the realm’s agricultural heritage with bourbon tastings and farm-to-table delicacies. On the property’s Barn8 restaurant, bartender and Kentucky native Jack Staten makes use of craft bourbons like bourbon, Beats, Battlestar Galactica, a fall menu selection, in seasonal cocktails. Named for a joke from considered one of his favourite TV reveals, the workplaceThe cocktail was created when Staten determined to experiment with purple beet juice. He mixes contemporary juice with Outdated Forester 100-proof bourbon, lemon juice and a easy syrup made with thyme and ginger, then shakes and pours over ice. Though beet juice is distinguished, he says thyme provides a savory be aware and ginger offers a refined kick. “It is like a standard whiskey bitter, however extra earthy,” Staten says. Garnished with candied ginger, the drink is often ordered as an aperitif, however Staten says some followers sip it throughout their meal. Fall is in season, so it is a good time to go to, particularly in late October, when Hermitage Farm hosts Meet Your Maker, an annual market of artists, artisans, designers and their wares.
This text seems within the Fall 2024 problem of Southbound.
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