Secret Cellars with George Remus

SECRET CELLARS WITH GEORGE REMUS

GEORGEREMUS.COM STRAIGHT BOURBON WHISKEY | 47% ALC/VOL & 50% ALC/VOL | G. REMUS DISTILLING CO., LAWRENCEBURG, IN BE LEGENDARY. SIP RESPONSIBLY.

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SECRET CELLARS WITH GEORGE REMUS

SECRET CELLARS Join us to “Unlock the Secret Cellars with George Remus.” Leading up to December 5, you’re invited to a virtual scavenger hunt of Prohibition sites across the country. Each week, we will share photo clues on where to virtually meet up with King George and his guests. Come back each week to read about our locations and explore new Remus recipes.

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KING OF THE BOOTLEGGERS

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ABOUT GEORGE

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GEORGE REMUS BOURBONS

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UNLOCK THE SECRET CELLARS

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GEORGE REMUS COCKTAILS

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HIGH PRAISE

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ALL HAIL KING GEORGE KING OF THE BOOTLEGGERS® From Apothecary to Kingpin, George Remus created one of the most intricate, successful bootlegging operations of Prohibition. His legend continues today with the family of George Remus Bourbons.

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GEORGE REMUS STRAIGHT BOURBON WHISKEY 47% ABV • 94 PROOF • 750 ML

George Remus Straight Bourbon Whiskey is the flagship Bourbon in the Remus family. Aged over four years, it’s a high-rye blend of Bourbon whiskies, with aromas of rye toast and cinnamon with vanilla, caramel, maple, cherries, and cream provide complexity. The sweetness is pronounced on the palate, with hints of toffee and cinnamon. George Remus is complex with vanilla, caramel, fruit, cocoa and cream layered throughout with the rye spice and a whiff of campfire smoke on the finish.

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REMUS REPEAL RESERVE SERIES IV 50% ABV • 100 PROOF • 750 ML

Remus Repeal Reserve is an annual series from George Remus® Bourbon.

Made in a signature high-rye style, the medley changes each year allowing the distillery team to experiment with their various mash bills and cask-aged reserves. Remus Repeal Reserve Series IV showcases a medley of two mash bills from 2008. It is comprised of 77% Bourbon (21% Rye) and 23% Bourbon (36% Rye). Series IV shows layers of rich caramel, candied fruit spice and toasted oak. The palate offers baking spices and oak, with a lingering finish of rye spice.

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UNLOCK SECRET C

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THE CELLARS

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LOCATION

CINCINNATI

QUEEN CITY UNDERGROUND TUNNELS The tunnels in Over the Rhine (OTR) at 1818 Race Street, were completed in 1855. They were built for brothers, After the Linck’s went out of business in 1859, the property was rented over the next 15+ years to a veritable list of who’s who of Cincinnati Brewers from: Charles Schmidt to Christian Moerlein and John Kaufman.

According to research, in 1923, this location was busted for housing a speakeasy. Notorious for its secret location, in 1942, several people were arrested for gambling and three pinball machines were taken as evidence. Pinball, considered a form of gambling, was outlawed in most major cities, including Cincinnati, in the US from 1940 to

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All photos by: American Legacy Tours

Francis and Joseph Linck, as a malt-house and lager vaults.

2009 to share their passion about the rich history of Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky

with

local

residents

and

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American Legacy Tours was created in

visitors. The Queen City Underground Tour, introduced in 2010, in the heart of Over the Rhine (OTR) has quickly became their most popular tour, which explores the history of OTR and Cincinnati’s rich brewing heritage.

American Legacy Tours offers 17+ guided tours and events, including Underground, Historic, Haunted and Food & Drink Tours. They have been voted “Best Historical Tour” by Cincinnati Magazine and featured in National Geographic, Forbes Travel, the BBC America, the New York Daily News, Midwest Living, Fodor’s Travel and Lonely Planet. Learn more: Americanlegacytours.com.

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LOCATION

CINCINNATI

ROBERT CATE

CINCINNATI, OH/COVINGTON, KY BARTENDER THE

WARD 1810 2 o z . GE OR G E R E M U S ® B ourb o n .5 o z . Le m o n j ui c e .5 o z . O r a n g e j ui c e .2 5 o z Va n i l l a- B e an G re n ad i ne 2 d a sh e s B i tte r F ro s t B as e m ent Bi t t ers Ga r nish : E x p re s s e d o r an g e peel a nd Luxa rdo c herry

Ad d

GE OR G E

REMUS®

Bo urb o n,

lemo n

jui ce,

o r a n ge j ui c e , v an i l l a b e an g rena di ne, a nd b i t t ers t o mix e r . A d d i c e to s h ak er a nd sha ke unt i l c o ld.

Do u ble s trai n c o c k tai l i n t o g la ss a nd g a rni sh w i t h c h e r r y in b o tto m o f g l as s . Fi ni sh w i t h ex pressed

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o r a n ge p e e l an d e n j o y !

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THE

GRAVE IN FALMOUTH 2.5 o z . GE O R G E R E M U S ® B o urb o n 1 oz . F e r ne t & B l ac k b e r ry R e d uct i o n 1 da s h Gr e e n H o us e C o c o a B i t t ers Blend Garnish : M in t s p ri g

Add

F e r ne t

RE MUS ®

&

B l ac k b e rry

R educ t i o n,

G EOR G E

Bo urb o n an d G r e e n Ho use Co co a Bi t t ers

B len d t o mixi n g g l as s . A d d i c e a nd st i r. S t ra i n i nt o g la ss f ille d wi th i c e . T o p wi th mi nt spri g .

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LOCATION

CHICAGO

TWIN ANCHORS Located in an historic Old Town building that dates back to 1881 and officially founded in 1932, Twin Anchors Restaurant & Tavern ® is one of the oldest

restaurants in the city of Chicago. Notoriously a Prohibition-era speakeasy known as “Tante Lee Soft Drinks.” The building served as a candy and soda shop, and it also provided refreshments for the “thirsty” through the back exit. An entire section of wall opens into a secret hallway out towards the rear of the building and they boarded up the front to make the bar look closed.

From the 1950’s to the 1980’s, it was one of Frank Sinatra’s favorite places to go when he was in

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Chicago

Prohibition

Tours

was

founded by Jonathan Porter, the owner of Chicago Pizza Tours, and Jonathan Knotek, a guide for the Chicago Pizza Tour and rising star in the Chicago tourism industry.

Both are residents of Chicago with a huge passion for the city and a unique way to show it. They decided to launch The Original Chicago Prohibition Tours.

Visit Chicagoprohibitiontours.com to learn more.

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LOCATION

CHICAGO

GRAHAM ESSEX

CHICAGO BARTENDER/MIXOLOGIST

THE

SAZARAC 2 o z . GE OR G E R E M U S ® B o urb o n .2 5 o z S im p l e s y rup 3 d a sh e s P e y c h ard B i tte r s G a r nish : Le m o n p e e l

A d d al l i n g r e di e n t s t o mi xin g g la s s w ith ic e a n d s ti r. S trai n i n t o c hi l le d r o c ks g la s s a n d g a rn is h.

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GOLD RUSH 2 oz . GE O RG E R E M U S ® B o urb o n 1 oz. Le mon j ui c e 1 oz. H o n e y

Ad d al l i ngre di e n t s t o a s ha k e r w ith ice. S ha ke un til cold. S trai n i n t o r o c k s g l a s s with ic e a n d en jo y!

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LOCATION

WASHINGTON DC Secret Cellar location: DC Pending: Capital/Garrett Peck

CAPITAL, TEMPERANCE FOUNTAIN Washington DC was intended to be the model dry city for the country, but it ended up with more than 3,000 speakeasies and a widespread disregard for the law of the land. Congress even employed its own bootleggers. It is believed that 80% of the legistlature drank alcohol during Prohibtion.

Temperance Fountain: The Temperance Fountain was donated to the city in 1882 by Henry D. Cogswell, a crusader in the temperance movement. It was originally placed at a prominent location: Seventh and Pennsylvania Avenue. The message was to drink water, not whiskey, as there were so many saloons along the Avenue to tempt passersby. Today the fountain sits at the corner of Seventh

20 Street and Indiana Avenue, NW, across from the National Archives and Navy Memorial.

SECRET CELLARS WITH GEORGE REMUS Garrett Peck is an author, public historian and tour guide in the nation’s capital. He leads tours through The Smithsonian Associates, and his Temperance Tour of Prohibition-related sites has been featured on C-SPAN Book

TV

and

the

History

Channel. He was also featured on a two-hour documentary about Prohibition by the Smithsonian Channel. His book, Prohibition in Washington, D.C.: discusses the history of Prohibition in our nation’s capital with stories of bootleggers, jazz.

speakeasies

and

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WASHINGTON DC Secret Cellar location: DC Pending: Capital/Garrett Peck

WOODROW WILSON’S P R I VA T E C E L L A R A N D T H E LITTLE GREEN HOUSE President Woodrow Wilson’s Private Cellar: The president famous for enacting the Prohibition (The Volstead Act) had his own private cellar. When he left office in 1921, Prohibition was the law of the land, and he had to figure out how to transporting his wine to his new location. He was granted an exemption from Congress.

Little Green House on K Street: This was the unofficial headquarters of the Ohio Gang. The Ohio Gang was a small, but influential group of politicians, including President Warren G. Harding and, of course, George Remus, who worked to achieve their various interests. It would also become the house where the

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LOCATION

WASHINGTON DC PAUL TAYLOR

DC BARTENDER

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RUGBRØD OLD FASHIONED 2 o z . GE OR G E R E M U S ® B ourb o n 1/ 4 o z . Aquav i t 1/ 2 o z . Birc h s p i c e d h o n e y sy rup 5 dr op s S a l t s o l uti o n 1 d a sh o f A ro m ati c b i tte rs G a r nish : Ex p re s s e d o ran g e p eel

A d d al l i n g r e di e n t s t o a mixin g g la s s a n d a dd ice.

Sti r u nti l t he mi xi n g g l a s s feels co o l. S tra in in to ro c k s gl a s s f i l le d w i t h i ce. Exp res s o ra n g e p eel

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ov er the to p , t w i s t a n d dr op in to g la s s . En jo y !

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FALL TO PIECES 3/4 o z . GE O R G E R E M U S ® B o urb o n 3/4 o z . Ap p le B ran d y 3/4 o z . Ama r o 3/4 o z . S w e e t Ve r m o uth 1 da sh o f An g o s tur a b i tte rs Garn ish : 2 Bran d i e d c h e r ri e s

A d d al l i ngr e di e n t s t o a mi xi n g g la s s a n d a dd ice.

Stir u nti l th e mi xi n g g l a s s f eels c o o l. S tra in o v er cock tail c ou p e . G a r n i s h a n d en jo y !

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LAWRENCEBURG, IN

MGP DISTILLERY MGP’s 170-year-old distillery in Lawrenceburg, Indiana, began life as the Rossville Distillery in 1847 by George Ross, and is one of America’s last Prohibitionera distilleries. The underground aquifer that produces limestone-filtered water, gave the rye whiskey a pure, unique taste.

During Prohibition, George Remus was based in Cincinnati. He was within 200 miles of every shuttered whiskey warehouse in the country, including just 30 miles from Rossville Distillery. He even had warehousing grounds on the current day property.

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Seagrams bought Rossville Distillery in 1933. After a few more owners, MGP bought the distillery in 2011. They produce their proprietary brands, including George Remus Bourbon.

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George

Remus

Bourbon

is

named after the legendary “King

of

the

Bootleggers”.

Made by MGP Ingredients at their historic Lawrenceburg, Indiana distillery.

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LOCATION

LAWRENCEBURG THE

PROHIBITION WARD 8 2 oz . GE OR G E R E M U S ® B ourb o n .75 oz . Le m o n j ui c e .75 oz . O r an g e j ui c e 1 t sp . Gr e n ad i n e

C om b i ne a l l i n g r e di e n t s i n to s ha ker w ith ice. S ha ke and then s t r a i n i n t o c hi l led co ckta il g la s s .

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REMUS REPEAL RESERVE®

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HOW TO ENJOY

2 oz . R E MUS R E P E A L R E SE R VE ® Bo urb o n .75 o z . Le mo n j ui c e .75 o z . T r ip le Se c

D iscard l em o n jui c e a n d t r ip le s ec. Po ur R EMUS RE PE AL R E SE R VE ® a n d e n jo y !

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LOCATION

LOUISVILLE Secret Cellar location: Lawrenceburg The MGP Distillery Secret Cellar location: Louisville The Rathskeller; Seelbach Hotel

THE RATHSKELLER ( T H E S E E L B A C H H O T E L) The Seelbach Hotel was the manifestation of the American Dream for immigrant brothers Louis and Otto Seelbach, two native Bavarians who traveled to the city to learn the hotel business in the mid-19th century.

In May of 1905, the “Seelbach Hotel” celebrated its grand opening, drawing 25,000 visitors. Situated in the center of bourbon and whiskey country, the hotel attracted infamous underworld kingpins and gangsters during Prohibition, especially to the speakeasy, The Rathskeller.

“King of the Bootleggers” George Remus spent time at The Seelbach where he became friends writer F. Scott Fitzgerald. If you visit The Seelbach, veteran concierge and hotel historian, Larry Johnson, will explore more of

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SECRET CELLARS WITH GEORGE REMUS In 1925, F. Scott Fitzgerald immortalized both Remus and the hotel in his novel, The

Great

Gatsby.

In

fact, Remus served as the inspiration for the novel’s title character “Jay Gatsby.”

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LOCATION

LOUISVILLE

CAROLINE PAULUS

LOUISVILLE/LEXINGTON, KY SENIOR EDITOR, BOURBON REVIEW THE

ROARING 20’S TODDY 1 .5 o z . GEO R G E R E M U S ® S in g le Ba rrel Bo urb o n H o t w ater .5 o z . Lo c a l ho n e y .5 o z . Lem o n jui c e Gar nish: C a n di e d g i n g e r o r lem o n p eel Boil w ate r . A dd i n g r e di e n ts to m ug a n d s tir till ho n ey d i sso l v es . G a r n i s h a n d e n jo y !

No t e : If yo u can’t fi nd a G eor g e R emu s Sing le Ba r r el, w e r e co m m e n d G EO RG E REM US ® Str a ig ht Bou r bon Whiskey.

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REMUS HIGH-RYE MANHATTAN 2 oz. G E O R G E R E M U S ® B o ur b o n 1 .5 o z S w ee t Ve r m o uth .5 oz Dr y Ve r m o uth 3-5 d r op s R e g an ’s O ran g e B i t t ers Ga rn ish : Lu x ard o c h e rry an d o ra ng e p eel

Ad d

b i tter s ,

ve r mo ut hs ,

an d

G EO R G E

R EMUS ®

Bourb on to a s ha k e r t i n f ul l of ice. S tir w ith a co ckta il spoon and s t r a i n i n t o c o up e g la s s . S p o o n a Luxa rdo che rr y and a b i t o f s yr up i n t o the bo tto m o f the g la s s , and garni sh wi t h a n o r a n g e peel.

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GEORGE COCKTAI

REMUS ILS

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THE

BOOTLEGGER BASIL SMASH 2 oz . GE OR G E R E M U S ® B o urb o n 1 oz . S imp l e s y r up 5 Ba s il leave s 1/2 Le mo n G a r n ish : B as i l s p ri g

M u d d l e b a s i l le a ve s , 1/ 2 lem o n a n d s im p le s yrup in s hak er . A dd i n G E O R G E REMUS ® Bo urbo n , s ha ke a nd strai n i n t o g l a s s f i lled w ith crus hed ice. To p w ith m ore c r us he d i c e a n d g a rn is h w ith ba s il s p rig .

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KING GEORGE 2 oz . GE O RG E R E M U S ® B o urb o n D a sh o f bit t e r s

Pou r G E O R G E R E M U S B o ur b o n ® a n d bitters in to a mixi ng gl ass ha lf - f i l le d wi t h cra c ked ice. S tir w ell.

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THE

GEORGE-A-PEACH SOUR 2 oz GE OR G E R E M U S ® B o urb o n .7 5 o z F r e s h l e m o n j ui c e .7 5 o z S im p l e s y r up 4 F r e s h p e ac h s l i c e s 1 E gg w h i te G a r n ish : P e ac h s l i c e

I n shak er muddl e pe a c he s, lem o n juic e a n d s im p le syru p . Ad d i n G E O R G E R EMUS ® Bo urb o n a n d eg g w hi te, the n dr y s ha k e . A dd ice to s ha ker a n d s ha ke agai n. S t r a i n i n t o c o upe g la s s a n d g a rn is h w ith p eac h sl i c e .

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MANHATTAN 2 oz . GE O RG E R E M U S ® B o urb o n 1 oz . Dr y v e rm o uth D a sh o f bit t e rs

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THE PROHIBITION-ER A

Garn ish : O liv e an d l e m o n twi st

A d d al l i ngr e di e n t s t o s ha k er w ith ic e. S ha ke a n d t he n str ain in t o c hi lle d c o c k t ail g la s s . G a rn is h w ith a n o l i v e and a l e mo n t w i s t .

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KING’S

OLD FASHIONED 1.5 o z . GEO R G E R E M U S ® Bo urb o n 2 Da s h e s A n g o s tura b i tte rs 1 S u ga r c ub e Fe w da sh e s wate r G a r n ish : O r an g e s l i c e an d c herry

P l ac e su g a r c ub e i n o ld fa s hio n ed g la s s a n d s atu r ate w i t h b i t t e r s , a dd a da s h o f p la in w a ter.

M u d d l e u n t i l di s s o l ve d. Fill the g la s s w ith ic e cu b es

an d

a dd

GEORGE

R EMUS ® Bo urb o n .

Gar nish w i t h o r a n g e s li c e a n d a cherry .

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MINT JULEP 2 oz . GE O RG E R E M U S ® B o urb o n .25 o z . R a w s ug ar s y r up 8 Min t lea v e s

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THE PROHIBITION-ER A

Ga rnish : M in t s p r i g

Mu d d l e the mi n t a n d s y r up in a julep o r ro c ks glass. Ad d G E O R G E R E M U S ® Bo urbo n a n d p a ck tightl y w ith i c e . St i r un t i l g la s s is f ro s ty . To p w ith m or e c r u she d i c e t o f o r m a n i ce do m e. G a rn is h w ith m in t sp ri g.

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THE PROHIBITION-ER A

HIGHBALL

2 oz . GE OR G E R E M U S ® B o urb o n 2 -4 oz . C l ub s o d a

Fil l the gl a s s w i t h i c e a n d a dd G EO R G E R EMUS ® Bou r b o n a n d t o p wi t h c l ub s o da .

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ISLAND KING

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THE

2 oz . GE O RG E R E M U S ® B o urb o n .75 oz . Ve lv e t F al e rn um .25 oz . T u r b i n ad o s y rup .75 oz . Le mo n j ui c e Garn ish : Lem o n wh e e l

Comb i ne al l i n g r e di e n t s i n a m ixin g g la s s a n d s tir for 3 0 sec o n ds . St r a i n i n t o a g la s s w ith a few ic e cubes. Gar ni s h wi t h le mo n wheel.

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BOURBON

RASPBERRY ICE TEA 2 o z . GE OR G E R E M U S ® B ourb o n .5 o z . Le m o n j ui c e 4 o z . Bla c k i c e d te a 4 R a sp berri e s Ga r nish : Le m o n wh e e l an d ra sp b erry

Mu d d l e 4 R a s pb e r r i e s i n t he b o tto m o f a m ixin g ti n. Ad d G E O R G E R E M U S ® Bo urbo n , lem o n , b l ac k ic ed t e a , a n d Ic e t o s ha ker. S ha ke. Po ur entire c on t e n t s i n t o C o l li n s g la s s a n d g a rn is h w i th a l emo n whe e l a n d f r es h ra s p b erry .

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HAND OF THE KING

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THE

1 .5 oz . GE O R G E R E M U S ® B o u rb o n .75 o z . Do lin D r y Ve r m o uth .75 o z . C a mp ari Ga rnish : O r an g e p e e l

Com b ine al l i n g r e di e n t s i n a m ixin g g la s s a n d stir f or 3 0 se c o n ds . St r a i n i n to a co ckta il c o up e.

Garnish w ith o r a n g e pe e l.

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THE

KING’S BOULEVARDIER 1.5 o z . GEO R G E R E M U S ® Bo urb o n .7 5 o z . C o n tr atto B i tte r ( o r Ca mp a ri ) .7 5 o z . S w e e t v e rm o uth Or a n ge p e e l ( e x p re s s e d ) G a r n ish : O r an g e p e e l

C o m b i ne a l l i n g r e di e n t s in a m ixin g g la s s .

A d d i c e a n d e xpr e s s e d o r a n g e p eel. S tir f o r 30 s ec o nd s. St r a i n i n t o c o c kta il co up e. G a rn is h w ith o ran g e pe e l.

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REMUS PUNCH 2 oz . GE O RG E R E M U S ® B o ur b o n 1 oz . S w e e t Ve r m o uth

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THE

.5 o z . P e a c h j ui c e fr o m a c an o f p ea ches .5 o z . O r a n ge l i q ue ur 1 da s h Bit t e rs 1 oz . C lu b s o d a Pea c h slic es

Pla c e p eac h s l i c e s i n t o a g l a s s filled ha lfw a y w ith ice. I n a sha k e r , c o mb i n e t he f irs t fiv e in g redien ts with i c e, the n s ha k e a n d s t r ain in to the g la s s . To p with c l u b soda a n d s t i r g e n t l y.

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GEORGE REMUS STRAIGHT BOURBON WHISKEY

48 47% ABV • 94 PROOF • 750 ML

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REMUS REPEAL RESERVE SERIES IV 50% ABV • 100 PROOF • 750 ML

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