Pre-Prohibition cocktails to celebrate Repeal Day on Dec. 5th – the anniversary of the passing of the 18th Amendment and end to Prohibition back in 1933!

Repeal Day

On Dec. 5, 1933, America passed the 18th Amendment and ended Prohibition, which outlawed alcohol from 1920 to 1933 known as Repeal Day. Without Prohibition’s repeal, America’s native spirit, bourbon, would have disappeared into history. To celebrate this national heritage, here are two classic bourbon recipes courtesy of Maker’s Mark®, America’s handcrafted bourbon. Cheers!

Old Fashioned
Recipe:
•1-1/2 parts Maker’s Mark® Bourbon
•1/2 part club soda
•2 orange slices
•2 maraschino cherries
•1 teaspoon sugar

Directions:
Muddle 1 orange slice, 1 maraschino cherry and the sugar in an Old Fashioned glass. Fill glass 3/4 full of ice. Add Maker’s Mark® Bourbon and splash of club soda. Garnish with additional orange slice and maraschino cherry.

Maker’s Mark® Manhattan
Recipe:
• 1-1/2 parts Maker’s Mark® Bourbon
• 1/2 part sweet vermouth
• 1 teaspoon maraschino cherry juice
• 1 maraschino cherry

Directions:
Shake all together for 30 seconds. Strain into chilled Manhattan glass. Garnish with a maraschino cherry (served up, no ice).