Bourbon Milk Shake

It is unusual for me to create recipes where the primary flavor is hard alcohol. Even though my Louisville friends long preached to me about the virtues of bourbon, I was never a big fan. Then I found myself attending a reception at the Labrout and Graham Distillery in Kentucky, where I tasted Woodford Reserve Bourbon. It was delicious—I was amazed at the deep undertones of butterscotch and vanilla. I knew it would go beautifully with ice cream as the alcohol could be downplayed and its oth