The Ready-To-Drink ‘Gold Fashioned’ Aims To Elevate Bottled Old Fashioned Cocktails
This $150 Gold Fashioned from Sunday’s Finest seeks to shake up the RTD cocktail game.
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Watching a bartender carefully craft your favorite cocktail (say, an Old Fashioned) is a rare pleasure in life, but the latest luxe ready-to-drink offering from Sunday’s Finest posits the question: What if you could get the same experience in a bottle, at home?
The Sunday’s Finest Gold Fashioned, in a new blend for 2022, is the second Gold Fashioned offering from the Chicago company that’s on a quest to shake up the ever-expanding RTD market (Sunday’s Finest dubs the category “ready to enjoy”).
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Consider it a turn of good fortune that the $150 bottle (available at retailers like ReserveBar) hits the market well in advance of prime holiday party season.
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The inspiration behind Sunday’s Finest certainly has some heft and pedigree behind it.
Robert Haynes, formerly of James Beard Award-winning Windy City cocktail bar The Violet Hour, co-founded Sunday’s Finest.
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The results — at least at first glance — appear mighty impressive. At the heart of the Gold Fashioned is a blend of two Kentucky straight bourbons (one 15-year, one 9-year expression) and a 6-year Indiana straight rye.
In-house Sunday’s Finest Saffron bitters and Demerara sugar (sourced ethically from Malawi) round out the classic list of Old Fashioned ingredients.
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Sunday’s Finest notes that the blend itself is complex and nuanced, calling to mind flavors like “hand-harvested Afghan saffron, wild-harvested French gentian root, and Seville orange peel” for bitter citrus and floral top notes.
Think of it as a cocktail that’s as subtle yet striking as any Old Fashioned found at a fine cocktail bar.
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And for the full experience, use the included atomizer zest (made with a blend of three oranges) for a bright citrus aroma and finish.
The entire offering is delivered in a gift and display-worthy box in a handsome blue and gold color scheme, making it an ideal gifting option for the cocktail lover (or for your own home bar cart, of course).