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Summer Patio
Warm-weather drinking, usually outdoors and often over ice -- a highball, a spritz-style build, or a rocks pour that can stand up to being nursed slowly in the heat. A lighter body and a format that dilutes gracefully both matter more here than they do indoors.
Bottles for This Occasion
Real bottles from our catalog whose style, flavor, and proof characteristics fit the Summer Patio -- not an editor's pick, but a real match against each bottle's own structured data.
Four Roses Distillery
Four Roses Small Batch- Oak & Wood, Sweet & Dessert-Like, and Spice are among its strongest flavor notes.
- Falls right in your preferred proof range (Classic (90–99.9 proof)).
Barton 1792 Distillery
1792 Small Batch- Oak & Wood, Sweet & Dessert-Like, and Spice are among its strongest flavor notes.
- Falls right in your preferred proof range (Classic (90–99.9 proof)).
Heaven Hill Distillery
Elijah Craig Small Batch- Oak & Wood, Sweet & Dessert-Like, and Spice are among its strongest flavor notes.
- Falls right in your preferred proof range (Classic (90–99.9 proof)).
Middle West Spirits
Michelone Reserve Bourbon- Oak & Wood, Sweet & Dessert-Like, and Spice are among its strongest flavor notes.
- Falls right in your preferred proof range (Classic (90–99.9 proof)).
Woodford Reserve Distillery
Woodford Reserve Straight Rye- Oak & Wood, Sweet & Dessert-Like, and Spice are among its strongest flavor notes.
- Falls right in your preferred proof range (Classic (90–99.9 proof)).
Green River Distilling Co.
Green River Kentucky Straight Bourbon- Oak & Wood, Sweet & Dessert-Like, and Spice are among its strongest flavor notes.
- Falls right in your preferred proof range (Classic (90–99.9 proof)).
For This Occasion, Based on Your Palate
Build your Taste Profile with a few Guided Tastings to get recommendations tailored to your own palate for this occasion.
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