Classic: Hoosier Heritage

This unofficial state cocktail—originally created by Jason Foust for the 2015 Indiana State Museum’s Making Indiana’s Cocktail Contest—blends rye whiskey, apple cider, lemon juice, and maple syrup, each ingredient reflecting Indiana’s evolving agricultural heritage. While the state’s maple syrup production remains modest, it’s growing steadily, just like Indiana’s whiskey industry. With producers like Ross & Squibb Distillery in Lawrenceburg fueling a national rye resur