Whiskey Cocktails
517 recipes. Bourbon, rye, Scotch and Irish, and which one a recipe wants.
Whiskey cocktails split along one line: how much sweetness the spirit brings before you add any. Bourbon is corn-led, round and faintly sweet, so it softens a drink. Rye is drier and peppery and sharpens one. That is the whole argument in a Manhattan, and it is why the same recipe made with each tastes like two drinks.
Scotch is a different proposition again, because peat does not blend quietly. A Penicillin is built to use it; most classics are not, and a smoky Scotch in a recipe written for bourbon will dominate everything else in the glass.
Almost every whiskey classic is one of three shapes: spirit, sugar and bitters (the Old Fashioned), spirit and fortified wine (the Manhattan), or spirit, citrus and sweetener (the Whiskey Sour). Learn those three and the rest are variations.
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- Vegas Bomb Crown Royal(R) Canadian Whisky, DeKuyper(R) Buttershots(R) Liqueur, Red Bull(R)
- Ward Eight Blended Whiskey, Lemon Juice, Grenadine
- Artists' Special Scotch, Sweet Sherry, Grenadine
- Jock Collins Scotch, Lemon Juice, Caster Sugar
- Rattlesnake Cocktail Blended Whiskey, Lemon Juice, Anise
- Earthquake Cocktail Gin, Bourbon, Deva(R) Absinthe
- Jack Daniel's Lynchburg Lemonade Jack Daniel's(R) Tennessee Whiskey, Sour Mix, Triple Sec Liqueur
- Angry Irishman Baileys(R) Original Irish Cream, Irish Whiskey
- Cranberry Steamboat Whiskey, Cranberry Liqueur
- Dixieland Tea Whiskey, Amaretto Liqueur, Iced Tea
- Eruption Canadian Whisky, Crème de Cassis Liqueur
- Manhattan Cocktail Sweet Vermouth, Bourbon, Angostura(R) Bitters
- Purgavie Canadian Whisky, Amer Picon(R) Bitter Orange Liqueur, Orange Juice
- Turtle Canadian Whisky, Bénédictine(R) Herbal Liqueur
- Bairn Scotch, Cointreau(R) Orange Liqueur, Orange Bitters
- Borrowed Time Canadian Whisky, Ruby Port, Egg
- Byrrh Cocktail Rye Whiskey, Byrrh(R) Grand Quinquina, Dry Vermouth
- Dandy Cocktail Rye Whiskey, Dubonnet(R) Rouge, Cointreau(R) Orange Liqueur
- Elk's Own Cocktail Blended Whiskey, Port, Lemon Juice
- Plenty O'Toole Irish Whiskey, Baileys(R) Original Irish Cream, Frangelico(R) Hazelnut Liqueur
- Tempo Setter Canadian Whisky, Triple Sec Liqueur, Rosso Vermouth
- Thriller Scotch, Green Ginger Wine, Orange Juice
- Whiskey Hot Toddy Bourbon, Lemon Juice, Sugar Syrup
- Whiskey Swizzle Blended Whiskey, Aromatic Bitters, Lime Juice
- Bardstown Rittenhouse(R) 100 Proof Rye Whiskey, Laird's(R) Applejack Brandy, Cointreau(R) Orange Liqueur
- Black Irish Bushmills(R) Black Bush Irish Whiskey, Kahlúa(R) Coffee Liqueur
- California Lemonade Blended Whiskey, Lemon Juice, Lime Juice
- Crater Face Madeira, Bourbon, Crème de Banane Liqueur
- Delta Cocktail Scotch, Southern Comfort(R), Lime Juice
- Dundee Cocktail Gin, Scotch, Drambuie(R) Liqueur
- King Cole Cocktail Blended Whiskey, Confectioners' Sugar
- Sherman Tank Blended Whiskey, B&B(R) Liqueur, Lemon Juice
- Warm Woolly Sheep Scotch, Drambuie(R) Liqueur, Milk
- Whiskey Sangaree Blended Whiskey, Tawny Port, Soda Water
- Whiskey Sling Blended Whiskey, Lemon Juice, Caster Sugar
- Evil Spell #2 Canadian Club(R) Whisky, Maple Syrup, Apple Juice
- Perfect Classic Manhattan Knob Creek(R) Bourbon Whiskey, Martini & Rossi(R) Rosso Vermouth, Angostura(R) Bitters
- Perfect Manhattan Blended Whiskey, Sweet Vermouth, Dry Vermouth
- T.L.C. Blended Whiskey, Cointreau(R) Orange Liqueur, Ricard(R) Pastis
- Canadian Blackberry Canadian Whisky, Blackberry Brandy, Orange Juice
- Cat and Fiddle Canadian Whisky, Cointreau(R) Orange Liqueur, Pernod(R)
- Commando Cocktail Bourbon, Triple Sec Liqueur, Pernod(R)
- Four Roses Cocktail Four Roses(R) Bourbon Whiskey, Dry Vermouth, Crème de Menthe Blanche Liqueur
- Ink Street Rye Whiskey, Lemon Juice, Orange Juice
- King James II Scotch, Tawny Port, Dry Vermouth
- Whiskey Peach Smash Peach, Mint Leaves, Lemon
- Tea Toddy Earl Grey Tea, Granulated Sugar, Baileys(R) Original Irish Cream
- AWOL Amaretto Liqueur, Scotch, Orange Curaçao Liqueur
Worth reading
- Shake or Stir? The Rule and Its Exceptions Shake anything cloudy, stir anything clear. The rule takes one line, and knowing why it works tells you what to do with the drinks it does not cover.
- The Sour Formula: One Ratio, Twenty Drinks Two parts spirit, one part citrus, one part sweet. Learn the shape and the Daiquiri, the Margarita, the Gimlet and the Whiskey Sour come free.
