Kentucky Buck: The Tansy Book Heist/Bloody Monday

Crime and Time on the Rocks

The girls sit back and talk Kentucky. Shelley examines the hilarious Tansy Book Heist as made famous by the motion picture "American Animals," while Bekah takes a look at a dark day in Louisville known as Bloody Monday.

Drinking: The Kentucky Buck

2 Strawberries, hulled

.5 oz. simple syrup

2 oz. Kentucky Bourbon

.75 oz. fresh lemon juice

2 dashes Angostura bitters

3 oz. ginger beer

Gently muddle the strawberries with the Simple Syrup in a cocktail shaker. Add the bourbon, lemon juice, and Angostura bitters, then fill with ice and shake vigorously for 10–15 seconds. Double strain into a highball glass filled with fresh ice and top with the ginger beer. Garnish with a fresh strawberry.