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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All 517 recipes
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- Balmoral Scotch, Sweet Vermouth, Dry Vermouth
- Canadian and Campari Canadian Whisky, Campari(R) Bitter, Dry Vermouth
- Fans Cocktail Scotch, Cointreau(R) Orange Liqueur, Grapefruit Juice
- Flapjack Shooter Sweet Sherry, Bourbon, Whipping Cream
- Mountie Canadian Whisky, Campari(R) Bitter
- Poor Tim Blended Whiskey, Dry Vermouth, Chambord(R) Black Raspberry Liqueur
- Rainbow Julep Mint Leaves, Marie Brizard(R) Apry Apricot Liqueur, Bourbon
- Scofflaw Canadian Whisky, Dry Vermouth, Orange Bitters
- Tennesee Mud Coffee, Jack Daniel's(R) Tennessee Whiskey, Amaretto Liqueur
- Washington Apple Crown Royal(R) Canadian Whisky, DeKuyper(R) Pucker(R) Sour Apple Liqueur, Cranberry Juice
- L'aird Of Summer Isle Scotch, Pernod(R), Pineapple Juice
- Appalachia Green Ginger Wine, Scotch, Orange Juice
- Bourbon Fix Granulated Sugar, Lemon Juice, Water
- Dead Man's Handle Scotch, Mandarine Napoléon(R) Liqueur, Coffee Liqueur
- Dublin Doubler Irish Whiskey, Irish Cream Liqueur
- Gogl-Mogl Egg, Whiskey, Honey
- J. R.'s Revenge Bourbon, Southern Comfort(R), Aromatic Bitters
- Manhasset Blended Whiskey, Sweet Vermouth, Dry Vermouth
- Sweet Science Scotch, Drambuie(R) Liqueur, Orange Juice
- Syracuse Special Sweet Sherry, Bourbon, Dry Sherry
- Beaver Tail Canadian Whisky, Maple Syrup
- Boot Hill Blended Whiskey, Laird's(R) Applejack Brandy, Lemon Juice
- Brooklyn Rosso Vermouth, Rye Whiskey, Maraschino Cherry Liqueur
- Crazy Moose Canadian Club(R) Whisky, Maple Syrup
- Ladies Cocktail Blended Whiskey, Anisette Liqueur, Aromatic Bitters
- Tartantula Scotch, Sweet Vermouth, Bénédictine(R) Herbal Liqueur
- Twin Hills Blended Whiskey, Lemon Juice, Lime Juice
- Wedding Bell Punch Dry Red Wine, Bourbon, Aged Rum
- Whiskey Fix Blended Whiskey, Lemon Juice, Confectioners' Sugar
- Deshler Cocktail Dubonnet(R) Rouge, Rye Whiskey, Cointreau(R) Orange Liqueur
- Old Nick Canadian Whisky, Drambuie(R) Liqueur, Orange Juice
- Tiger Juice Canadian Whisky, Lemon Juice, Orange Juice
- Paper Plane Blended Bourbon Whiskey, Amaretto Liqueur, Aperol(R) Aperitivo
- Penicillin Blended Scotch Whisky, Ginger, Lemon Juice
- Remember the Maine Rye Whiskey, Sweet Vermouth, Luxardo(R) Maraschino Liqueur
- Trinidad Sour Angostura(R) Bitters, Orgeat Syrup, Lemon Juice
- Vieux Carré Rye Whiskey, Cognac, Sweet Vermouth
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.
