Bourbon Fig Sour

I love cocktails that use jam and this Bourbon Fig Sour is no exception. The combination of bourbon, fig jam, orange, lemon, and honey is perfect for the cooler months of the year!

I had hoped to publish this Bourbon Fig Sour earlier today; I always try to shoot for early morning so everyone on my mailing list gets the chance to see a new cocktail for the weekend. And this is one you will love.

Instead of cocktail making though, yesterday I escaped for the day, the first day out in weeks since dealing with a back injury.

I was ready and had a long list of places I wanted to go and people I wanted to see…but no cocktail making I’m afraid. So while a bit late, hope I’m forgiven; this might be a great weekend for such a warming and delicious drink.

We’re still completely in winter mode in Colorado and will be for another two months. Sure, we’ll have glimpses of Spring but while most of the world will be exclaiming over their spring bulbs and flowers, chances are we’ll be seeing a late winter blizzard at 6,200′.

I moved to Colorado from North Carolina after growing up in the Midwest; I don’t think I’ll ever get used to the seasons here; no matter how long I’ve been here, I still want to plant tomatoes in April…but have to wait until June. I’ll bide my time and luckily enjoy cocktail making enough to find pleasure in that exercise when I can’t be outside putting my hands in dirt!

I’ve used Jam in other cocktails; it’s a great way to include a taste when the fruit is either out of season or you’re like me…finding figs in Colorado is almost impossible.

When I do spot some, they are never that great; so I’m come to rely on fig jam for my needs. It’s nice that you can make some cocktails using fruits with short seasons, cherry jam is another that comes to mind.

This Bourbon Fig Sour is a great fit for this time of year with the bourbon forward taste more typical in winter drinks combined with the combination of figs, orange, and some lemon too that lightens it perfectly.

It’s not too far removed from a Whiskey Sour but the fig jam does make a tasty difference.

I was the recipient of a set of gorgeous cocktail glasses with a matching decanter and have been contemplating for a couple of weeks about what cocktail deserved them…and this Bourbon Fig Sour was a good choice.

Like most bourbon cocktails; the ingredients are not difficult to source and you don’t have to spend hours making a specialty mix of anything to get it done. This cocktail has only a few simple ingredients, including (full recipe at bottom of page):

• 2 Tablespoons fig jam
• 3 ounces bourbon
• 1/2 ounce orange liqueur
• 1 Tablespoon honey
• 1 ounce fresh lemon juice
• Orange twist for garnish

The only item that might be difficult to find would be the fig jam and you can order it online if that’s the case! It’s also great used with these Fig Jam and Brie Crostini Appetizers as well as one of my favorite grilled cheese sandwiches, a Brie, Apple, and Fig Grilled Cheese.

Drinks like this Bourbon Fig Sour are sippers; they call for a fire and great conversation and are not to be downed quickly. It’s all about the ambiance and these beautiful glasses certainly elevated ours.

More Favorite Bourbon Cocktails

• Blackberry Bourbon Cocktail with Crème de Mûre
• The Old Fashioned – A Classic Cocktail
• Basil Old Fashioned

More Cocktails Made with Jam

• Orange Marmalade Margarita
• Rosemary Cherry Crush
• Cranberry Sauce Mojito
• Cherry Lemonade Vodka Spritzer

PIN IT! ‘Bourbon Fig Sour’

Bourbon Fig Sour

Barb

A bourbon forward cocktail with fig jam, orange liqueur, lemon juice and honey served over ice and garnished with an orange twist.

4.65 from 50 or more votes

Print Recipe Pin Recipe

Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Total Time 10 minutes mins

Course Bourbon, Cocktails

Cuisine American

Servings 2 cocktails

Calories 218 kcal

Ingredients

  

1x2x3x

• 2 tablespoons fig jam
• 3 ounces bourbon
• ½ ounce orange liqueur
• 1 tablespoon honey
• 1 ounce fresh lemon juice

For Garnish

• Orange Twist

Instructions

 

• In a cocktail shaker filled with ice, combine the jam, bourbon, orange liqueur, honey, and lemon juice. Cover and shake.
• Strain the cocktail into an ice-filled Old-Fashioned glass, garnish with an orange twist and serve.

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Bourbon Fig Sour

Serving Size

 

1 Cocktail

Amount per Serving

Calories

218

% Daily Value*

Fat

 

0.1

g

0

%

Sodium

 

9

mg

0

%

Carbohydrates

 

27

g

9

%

Protein

 

0.2

g

0

%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Calories

218

Keyword bourbon, bourbon sour, cocktail, fig, jam, orange, whiskey sour

Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!