Preparation

Brown-butter-washed bourbon

Ingredients

  • ½ cup
    unsalted butter
  • 750 ml
    bourbonpreferably Benchmark

Instructions

  1. 1.

    Slowly brown the butter in a saucepan until it gives off a nutty aroma.

  2. 2.

    Remove from heat and allow to cool.

  3. 3.

    Pour a 750 mL bottle of Benchmark bourbon (or a bourbon of your choice) into a plastic container, then gently stir in the brown butter.

  4. 4.

    Leave the mixture uncovered until completely cool and the butter has become firm and risen to the top of the container.

  5. 5.

    Freeze the mixture, skim off the solids, then strain through cheesecloth to remove remaining solids.

Notes

Keeps for a few weeks.

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