Recipe

Take a “Bow”

Name: Take a “Bow”
Prep time: 3 min
Yield: 1 cocktail
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 1¼ oz. Blade and Bow Bourbon Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey; ¾ oz. hazelnut-washed Campari; ¾ oz. sherry; ¼ oz. rum; ¼ oz. espresso liqueur; 4 dashes tonka bean extract (available to purchase); 4 dashes red rooibos extract (available to purchase); 1 drop orange oil; 1 orange peel, for garnish

This bold, hazelnut-infused whiskey cocktail deserves a moment in the spotlight

Recipe by Mathew Korzelius

September 18, 2025

Much like hearty applause after a curtain call, the Take a “Bow” cocktail leaves a resonant warmth in its wake. With its aromatic nose and nutty, coffee-inflected flavor profile, the work of bartender Mathew Korzelius of Austin’s Roosevelt Room deserves its own standing ovation.

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Take a “Bow”

Yield: 1 cocktail

Ingredients

- 1¼ oz. Blade and Bow Bourbon Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
- ¾ oz. hazelnut-washed Campari
- ¾ oz. sherry
- ¼ oz. rum
- ¼ oz. espresso liqueur
- 4 dashes tonka bean extract (available to purchase)
- 4 dashes red rooibos extract (available to purchase)
- 1 drop orange oil
- 1 orange peel, for garnish

Preparation

Add first seven ingredients to a glass. Stir, then serve in a Nick and Nora glass or on a large cube in a double old-fashioned glass, with orange oils and peel for garnish.
Note: Tonka bean extract is available to purchase amoretti.com; red rooibos extract is available to purchase prairiedoctorbrand.com.

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Take a “Bow”

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