If you’ve already indulged in too many caprese salads and tomato sandwiches during the height of tomato season we have another way to use up that sweet juicy fruit: tomato cocktail. And no we’re not talking about Bloody Marys. Granted tomatoes may not be your favorite fruit when you’re behind the bar. But when they’re at their ripest tomatoes have a sweet and savory flavor that makes them worthy of the spotlight at your next cocktail hour.
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Old Fashioned Cooler | Bourbon cocktails | Maker's Mark®
Leslie Krockenberger senior cocktail curator at Maker's Mark Distillery created this bourbon and vanilla tomato water cooler exclusively for Chowhound. The sophisticated summer sipper highlights the caramel and vanilla flavors of Maker's Mark 46 by washing it down with a house-made tomato caramel adding a salty note with fino sherry and finishing it with a vanilla-kissed tomato cordial. The result? A refreshing drink that's delicate and luxurious — the perfect way to highlight the smooth subtleties of Maker's 46.
Like a good bourbon this drink takes a little time to perfect. First tomatoes are pureed to make the tomato syrup then the remaining pulp goes into the tomato caramel that washes the bourbon. (In a nod to the distillery’s focus on sustainability not a single part goes to waste.) It all comes together in a globally inspired cocktail that’s sweet and savory rich and light and a serious celebration of summer’s bounty.
Fresh summer tomatoes are the star of the show in this sweet-and-savory bourbon cocktail served exclusively with Chowhound by Maker's Mark Distillery.
