HOUSE COCKTAILS St. Elmo sets its sights on whiskey Written by Neil Charles / Photographed by Dave Pluimer Distilled in Lawrenceburg, Indiana, then finished and bottled by Cardinal Spirits in Bloomington, St. Elmo Straight Bourbon Whiskey begins life as a traditional three-year-old straight bourbon that is subsequently infused with natural dark cherry and vanilla beans. Unlike many flavored whiskies that are bottled at 60 proof and taste diluted when mixed or served over ice, St. Elmo’s version packs a generous 44 percent alcohol, producing a robust spirit that blends perfectly in cocktails and works nicely on the rocks without losing any of its punch. Versatile and seductively easy to drink (as we recently discovered), this flamboyant spirit makes a wonderful aperitif with a splash of cola and excels in any number of time-honored cocktails, some of which we have featured below.
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