[header] How to substitute cooking alcohols [title] Exchange bourbon for vanilla extract. [step] Bourbon is a sweet kind of whiskey produced in america. To duplicate the sweet flavor imparted by bourbon, use 1½ to 2 tsp (7.4 to 10 ml) of vanilla extract. 
Mix it into your recipe in the same fashion described for adding the bourbon. [substeps] For recipes that call for less bourbon or that are suited to lighter intensity sweetness, use less vanilla extract.