The Vintage Orchard Sour (The McKenna 10 Build)

Barrel Cocktails · Lambics and Whiskey The Vintage Orchard Sour
(The McKenna 10 Build)
A deeply mature, rustic sour that pairs old, wood-forward bourbon characteristics with the intense, bright cherry energy of a young 3F Kriek.
Build
  • 1.5 ozHenry McKenna 10-Year Bottled-in-Bond Bourbon (100-proof)
  • 1.5 ozYoung, snappy Belgian Kriek (3 Fonteinen Kriek 2024/25)
  • 1 barspoonThin Homemade Utopias-Infused Cherry Liquid
  • Garnish1 wide lemon twist
Glassware

Smooth, stemmed crystal coupe, ice-water chilled.

Method
  1. Chill the Coupe Prep your smooth coupe with an ice-water bath.
  2. Chill the Base In a separate mixing glass, combine the McKenna 10 and the Utopias liquid. Add maximum ice and stir for 15 seconds.
  3. Add the Kriek Pop the cold 3F Kriek, pour 1.5 oz into the mixing glass, and give it one gentle roll-stir.
  4. Strain Dump the ice-water from the coupe, snap it dry, and strain the deep crimson cocktail neat. Express the lemon twist over the top.
A decade in the barrel gives McKenna a heavy frame of seasoned oak and old leather — the young Kriek's laser-sharp acid slices through the body, but that oak finish lingers long after the swallow.
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