Litchfield Distillery – Batchers: Port Cask Finish Bourbon Whiskey

Litchfield Distillery in Litchfield, Connecticut is renowned for their bourbons, and their Litchfield Distillery – Batchers: Port Cask Finish Bourbon Whiskey is another exceptional bourbon from the “house of bourbon.” The port cask finish adds layers of additional nuances and rounds and balances the bourbon for a long and delectable spicy finish. Red wine on the nose along with cinnamon, oak, tart cherries, and cocoa on the palate, make this another memorable bourbon from Litchfield Distillery. We found it delicious on its own as a sipping bourbon, as well as admirable ingredient for cocktail and culinary recipes. Cheers, it’s cocktail time!

Bottle Notes: “A beautiful marriage between the bourbon’s woodsy vanillas and caramels, and the port’s delicately sweet, ripe fruit. It’s exceptionally smooth yet filled with subtle nuances that reveal themselves after every sip. Aged not less than 4 years, distilled from corn, rye, and barley.” 

Product Information: 92 Proof/46% alcohol by volume, Bottle: 127, Batch: JG 19, Retail: $64.95/750 ml bottle.

Tasting Notes: Litchfield Distillery is known for its exceptional award-winning bourbons, and their Litchfield Distillery – Batchers: Port Cask Finish Bourbon Whiskey is another winner. The aromas are heady and enticing with red wine, dark fruit, cinnamon, and pepper, with rich rewards on the palate eliciting oak notes, cocoa, tart cherries, cinnamon, and a slightly peppery delicious finish delivering everything it promised from the first swirl and sniff.

Luxury Experience was “In The Kitchen and Behind The Bar®” crafting creative cocktail and culinary recipes with Litchfield Distillery – Batchers: Port Cask Finish Bourbon Whiskey to highlight its rich diversity. How will you opt to use it?

Luxury Experience Recipes

The Cocktail Menu

Luxury Experience – Tam-Bourbon-ite
Luxury Experience – Port-O-Call

The Culinary Menu

Luxury Experience – Peach and Bourbon Cream in Phyllo Pastry “Nest”

The Cocktails

Luxury Experience – Tam-Bourbon-ite is a sophisticated cocktail for sophisticated palates. For this cocktail, we paired Litchfield Distillery Batchers: Port Cask Finish Bourbon Whiskey, with Goya Tamarind Nectar, Litchfield Distillery Batchers: Bourbon Barrel Maple Syrup, and lime juice, and garnished it with fresh mint.

Luxury Experience – Tam-Bourbon-ite

Luxury Experience – Tam-Bourbon-ite
Yield: 1 Cocktail
Glass: Rocks Glass

Cocktail Ingredients:

Method: Mix all ingredients in a mixing glass. Pour into a rocks glass filled with ice and garnish with a sprig of fresh mint.

We created Luxury Experience – Port-O-Call with Litchfield Distillery Batchers: Port Cask Finish Bourbon Whiskey, Fonseca Bin No. 27 Fine Reserve Porto, Orange Juice, and TW Hollister & Co. Oso de Oro Red Vermouth, and served it a snifter glass garnished with a dehydrated orange slice.

Luxury Experience – Port-O-Call

Luxury Experience – Port-O-Call
Yield: 1 Cocktail
Glass: Snifter Glass

Cocktail Ingredients:

Method: Mix all ingredients in a mixing glass. Pour into a snifter glass filled with ice and garnish with a dehydrated orange slice. 

The Culinary Recipe 

Peaches and bourbon are a delectable pair, and our dessert, Luxury Experience – Peach and Bourbon Cream in Phyllo Pastry “Nest” plays up the nuanced flavors of Litchfield Distillery Batchers: Port Cask Finish Bourbon Whiskey with peaches and bourbon pastry cream layered in a crispy phyllo “nest” that adds texture to this easy to make, easy to love dessert. If you are “baking shy” you can also layer the Peaches and Bourbon Pastry Cream with diced peaches in a wine or martini glass to create a pretty parfait.

Luxury Experience – Peach & Bourbon Cream in Phyllo Pastry Nest

Luxury Experience – Peach and Bourbon Cream in Phyllo Pastry “Nest”
Serves: 6-8

Peaches and Bourbon Pastry Cream Ingredients:

Garnish Ingredients: 

Method for the Peaches and Bourbon Pastry Cream: Drain peaches and puree and set aside.

Using a food processor, add the egg yolks, sugar, and salt, and process until smooth. Add the cornstarch and process to create a “slurry.”

Heat the milk and half and half (or light cream) in a heavy bottomed saucepan over medium heat until bubbles start forming at the edges of the saucepan but ii is not boiling. With the food processor running, slowly add 1 small ladle of hot milk to the egg “slurry.” This step is to temper the eggs so they will not curdle from the hot liquid. Continue to slowly add ladle by ladle, until all of the hot milk is in the food processor. Process to incorporate all ingredients.

Return the mixture to the saucepan and cook over medium heat, stirring continuously until the mixture starts to thicken. Remove the saucepan from the heat, add the 2-ounces of Litchfield Distillery Batchers: Port Cask Finish Bourbon Whiskey and the Fee Brothers Peach Bitters, and cook for another 1-2 minutes until the mixture has thickened.

Remove from heat, pour into a bowl, let cool slightly, then lightly press plastic wrap onto the pastry cream to prevent a skim forming on top. When cool, refrigerate for several hours or overnight.

Phyllo “Nest” Ingredients:

Method for the Phyllo “Nests”: Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit/176.6 degrees Celsius.

Our Phyllo Nests are made with purchased Athens Filo Dough Sheets. We used a muffin tin as a mold for the “nests” and cut phyllo dough sheets into 5-inch squares. You will you need 5-squares per “nest.”

Brush the muffin cups with melted butter. Brush 1 the top side of a square of phyllo dough with butter, place in the muffin cup. Repeat until you have 5 layers. Lightly sprinkle sugar over the “nest.” Repeat to create a total of 6-8 “nests.”

Bake “nests” for approximately 10 minutes, or until lightly golden. Remove from oven, let cool slightly then remove the nests to a cooling rack.

Presentation Suggestion: Spoon or pipe peaches and bourbon pastry cream in the “nests,” top with some minced peaches, and garnish with fresh mint.

How will you be drinking your bottle of Litchfield Distillery Batchers: Port Cask Finish Bourbon Whiskey neat, over ice, in cocktails, in culinary recipes, or a little of each?

Until next time, cheers, it’s cocktail time!

Litchfield Distillery Impressive Line of Spirits Include:

Bourbons: Founders’ Reserve Bourbon – bottled in Bond, Batchers’ Double-Barreled Bourbon 6-year, Batchers’ Straight Bourbon Cask Strength, Batchers’ Port Cask Finish Bourbon Whiskey, Batchers’ Straight Bourbon Whiskey, Batchers’ Maple Bourbon, Batchers’ Vanilla Bourbon, Batchers’ Cinnamon Bourbon, and Batchers’ Coffee Bourbon.

Other Spirits: Batchers’ Straight Rye Whiskey, Rye Whiskey – Sauternes Finished, Agave Spirits, Batchers’ Gin, Batchers’ Gin Honey Barrel Finished, Batchers’ Vodka, Batchers’ Blueberry Vodka (seasonal), and Batchers’ Strawberry Vodka (seasonal).

Pre-Made Bottled Cocktails: Espresso Martini Small-Batch Cocktail, Manhattan Small-Batch Cocktail, Old Fashioned Small-Batch Cocktail, and Cosmopolitan Small-Batch Cocktail.

Other Products: Bourbon Barrel Maple Syrup

If you live in Connecticut, or are planning a visit, Litchfield Distillery should definitely be part of your itinerary.

Tours and Tastings: Complimentary Tours are offered on the hour, Monday through Sunday beginning at 11:00 am. The last tour begins at 4:00 pm, with the exception of Sundays, when the last tour begins at 3:00 pm. Tours and Sample Tastings are free. 

The Distillery Store Hours: Monday through Friday from 10:00 am until 5:30 pm, Saturday from 11:00 am until 5:00 pm, and Sunday from 11:00 am until 4:00 pm. 

For more information on Litchfield Distillery, purchasing their products, or visiting them, please visit their website: www.LitchfieldDistillery.com or call them at +1-860-361-6503. 

You might also like to read about Litchfield Distillery and their excellent products and find great culinary and cocktail recipes in the Liquor Cabinet section:

Litchfield Distillery Vanilla Bourbon Whiskey
Litchfield Distillery Maple Bourbon Whiskey
Litchfield Distillery Straight Bourbon Whiskey
Litchfield Distillery Agave Spirits
Litchfield Distillery Gin
Litchfield Distillery Batchers’ Gin Honey Barrel Finished
Litchfield Distillery Vodka 

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United States
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