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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- Basin Street Bourbon, Triple Sec Liqueur, Lemon Juice
- Burn's Night Special Sweet Vermouth, Scotch, Bénédictine(R) Herbal Liqueur
- High Road Scotch, Drambuie(R) Liqueur, Dry Sherry
- Horse's Neck with a Twist Scotch, Ginger Ale
- Hot Penny Rum Aged Rum, Bourbon, Crème de Cacao Brun Liqueur
- Kentucky Hot Chocolate Bourbon, Crème de Cacao Brun Liqueur, Hot Chocolate
- Morning Glory Fizz Scotch, Anise, Lemon Juice
- Lil' Lady Four Roses(R) Bourbon Whiskey, Malibu(R) Coconut Rum, Lemonade
- Scotch Daisy Scotch, Lemon Juice, Caster Sugar
- Allegheny Dry Vermouth, Bourbon, Blackberry Brandy
- Maggie Girl Jameson(R) Irish Whiskey, Mint Leaves, Simple Syrup
- Seelbach Cocktail Champagne, Bourbon, Triple Sec Liqueur
- Teacher's Pet Blended Whiskey, Dry Vermouth, Sweet Vermouth
- Woodward Cocktail Dry Vermouth, Scotch, Grapefruit Juice
- Bourbon Daisy Bourbon, Lemon Juice, Grenadine
- Bourbon Toddy Bourbon, Water, Aromatic Bitters
- Cowpoke Southern Comfort(R), Blended Whiskey, Lemon Juice
- Cutty Rickey Cutty Sark(R) Scotch Whisky, Lime Juice, Soda Water
- Easy Action Dry Vermouth, Apricot Brandy, Scotch
- Palmer Cocktail Blended Whiskey, Lemon Juice, Aromatic Bitters
- Rochdale Cowboy Blended Whiskey, Southern Comfort(R), Orange Juice
- Waldorf-Astoria Eggnog Egg Yolk, Sugar Syrup, Tawny Port
- Menace Shot Crown Royal(R) Canadian Whisky, Grand Marnier(R) Orange Liqueur
- Rebel Raider Rebel Yell(R) Bourbon, Sweet Sherry, Campari(R) Bitter
- Scotch Cooler Scotch, Crème de Menthe Blanche Liqueur, Carbonated Water
- Conqueror Mandarine Napoléon(R) Liqueur, Scotch, Orange Bitters
- Dry Rob Roy Scotch, Dry Vermouth
- Dundee Dream Scotch, Sweet Sherry, Mandarin Juice
- Irish Whiskey Highball Irish Whiskey, Ginger Ale
- Klondike Cooler Blended Whiskey, Carbonated Water, Confectioners' Sugar
- Manhattan Dry Canadian Whisky, Dry Vermouth, Angostura(R) Bitters
- Milk Punch Bourbon, Milk, Dark Rum
- Paisley Martini Gin, Scotch, Dry Vermouth
- Three-Legged Monkey Crown Royal(R) Canadian Whisky, Amaretto Liqueur, Pineapple Juice
- Stone Fence Whiskey, Apple Cider, Aromatic Bitters
- Baby's Bottom Whiskey, Crème de Menthe Blanche Liqueur, Crème de Cacao Blanc Liqueur
- Bittersweet Jack Jack Daniel's(R) Tennessee Whiskey, Apricot Liqueur, Orange Curaçao Liqueur
- Bourbon Crusta Bourbon, Cointreau(R) Orange Liqueur, Maraschino Cherry Liqueur
- Egg Nog #1 Egg Yolk, Granulated Sugar, Bourbon
- Gracious Enjee Bourbon, Southern Comfort(R), Crème de Cacao Brun Liqueur
- Grumpy Old Man Old Grand-Dad(R) Bourbon Whiskey, Lime Juice, Ginger Ale
- International Jack Jack Daniel's(R) Tennessee Whiskey, Dry Sack(R) Sherry, Angostura(R) Bitters
- Mamie Gilroy Scotch, Lime Juice, Ginger Ale
- Mint Julep #2 Mint Leaves, Caster Sugar, Bourbon
- Oriental Cocktail Blended Whiskey, Sweet Vermouth, Triple Sec Liqueur
- Twin Peaks Blended Whiskey, Dubonnet(R) Rouge, Cointreau(R) Orange Liqueur
- Affinity Scotch, Sweet Vermouth, Dry Vermouth
- Bourbon Triple Sour Bourbon, Triple Sec Liqueur, Lemon Juice
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.
