Bring the heat to your usual bourbon neat with a dramatic, spicy bourbon whiskey cocktail inspired by Yellowstone. It’s served in the same glassware used by John Dutton on the Dutton family ranch. This recipe is from my Unofficial Yellowstone Cookbook.Â
What Makes This Yellowstone Whiskey Cocktail Special?Â
The Tajin habanero rim adds immediate heat. The muddled lime adds bright acidity. Buffalo Trace bourbon whiskey brings depth and balance. This spicy bourbon whiskey cocktail looks stunning – and tastes even better. Crush the Thai red chili into the glass before drinking… if you dare.
What’s the significance of the Dutton family ranch glassware?
The Dutton family traces its roots to the Scottish Highlands and Dublin, Ireland, and the glen plaid Old Fashioned glassware is a Scottish textile pattern. The glassware is a quiet visual nod to the Dutton family heritage.Â
The Ralph Lauren Glen Plaid collection was introduced in 1993 and has since been discontinued, which has made the glasses increasingly sought after. Source them here, to drink your whiskey cocktails the way John Dutton does.
Ingredients
- 1 lime
- Tajin Habanero
- Hot pepper flakes
- 2 oz bourbon whisky such as Buffalo Trace
- 1 oz simple syrup
- 1 small dried hot red pepper such as a Thai chile, for garnish
- Dehydrated or fresh lime slice for garnish
Instructions
- Slice half the lime into 3 rounds. Make a slit in one of the slices of lime and slide it around the rim of a rocks glass to moisten. Put an equal amount of Tajin and hot pepper flakes on a plate, then roll the wet rim of the rocks glass in the chile pepper mixture so that it sticks to the rim. Set the lime slice aside for garnish.
- Put two more slices of lime with as much tajin and hot pepper flakes as you can handle in the bottom of the rocks glass and muddle to release the flavors.
- Fill a cocktail shaker with ice. Add the whiskey, simple syrup and the juice from the remaining lime. Shake vigorously until the outside of the shaker becomes frosty then pour the contents into a rocks glass. Garnish with the saved lime round and the dried chile pepper and serve immediately.
