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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- Debutante's Dream Bourbon, Brandy, Orange Juice
- Dinah Cocktail Blended Whiskey, Confectioners' Sugar, Lemon Juice
- Dixie Dew Bourbon, Crème de Menthe Blanche Liqueur, Triple Sec Liqueur
- Kilted Yak Scotch, Pernod(R), Pineapple Juice
- Manhattan Sweet Canadian Whisky, Sweet Vermouth, Angostura(R) Bitters
- Bourbon Milk Punch #3 Bourbon, Crème de Cacao Brun Liqueur, Milk
- Cafe Antrim Irish Whiskey, Cognac, Confectioners' Sugar
- Cotillion Cocktail Bourbon, Triple Sec Liqueur, Orange Juice
- Earthquake Gin, Whisky, Pernod(R)
- Egg Nog #5 Egg, Granulated Sugar, Bourbon
- Jersey Gentleman Blended Whiskey, Pernod(R), Pineapple Juice
- Jillionaire Bourbon, Triple Sec Liqueur, Grenadine
- McDuff Scotch, Triple Sec Liqueur, Aromatic Bitters
- Rusty Nail Blended Scotch Whisky, Drambuie(R) Liqueur
- Tartan Swizzle Lime Juice, Caster Sugar, Scotch
- Tropical Whiskey Punch Mango, Lemon, Pineapple
- Whiskey Cocktail Blended Whiskey, Sugar Syrup, Aromatic Bitters
- Agent Orange Yukon Jack(R) Liqueur, Jim Beam(R) Bourbon Whiskey, Apple Schnapps
- Blackjack #1 Scotch, Kahlúa(R) Coffee Liqueur, Triple Sec Liqueur
- Blended Comfort Southern Comfort(R), Bourbon, Dry Vermouth
- Galliano Toddy Scotch, Galliano(R) Herbal Liqueur, Grenadine
- Mandarine Bourbon Mandarine Napoléon(R) Liqueur, Bourbon
- Mayan O'Brien Irish Whiskey, Kahlúa(R) Coffee Liqueur, Coffee
- Mountain Cocktail Blended Whiskey, Dry Vermouth, Sweet Vermouth
- Rum Ramsay White Rum, Bourbon, Lime Juice
- Americana Jack Daniel's(R) Tennessee Whiskey, Granulated Sugar, Aromatic Bitters
- Black Watch Kahlúa(R) Coffee Liqueur, Scotch, Soda Water
- Dr. Debbie Bärenjäger(R) Honey Liqueur, Crown Royal(R) Canadian Whisky
- Everybody's Irish Cocktail Irish Whiskey, Crème de Menthe Verte Liqueur, Green Chartreuse Liqueur
- Fancy Free Rye Whiskey, Maraschino Cherry Liqueur, Orange Bitters
- Godfather Scotch, Amaretto Liqueur
- Highland Sling Caster Sugar, Water, Lemon Juice
- Kentucky Cocktail Bourbon, Pineapple Juice
- Real Sazerac Granulated Sugar, Water, Peychaud's(R) Bitters
- Italian Heather Scotch, Galliano(R) Herbal Liqueur
- Black Hawk Blended Whiskey, Sloe Gin
- Blarney Stone Cocktail Irish Whiskey, Anise, Triple Sec Liqueur
- Bourbon Swizzle Lime Juice, Caster Sugar, Bourbon
- Dancing Leprechaun Irish Whiskey, Drambuie(R) Liqueur, Lemon Juice
- DeRosier Aged Rum, Bourbon, Crème de Cacao Brun Liqueur
- Homemade Southern Comfort Peach, Granulated Sugar, Lemon Zest
- Hot Scotch Nightcap Scotch, Drambuie(R) Liqueur, Crème de Cacao Brun Liqueur
- Kentucky Orange Blossom Bourbon, Triple Sec Liqueur, Orange Juice
- Louisville Slugger Bourbon, Blackberry Brandy, Dry Vermouth
- Pink Almond Scotch, Kirschwasser, Disaronno(R) Amaretto Liqueur
- Screamin Hudson Canadian Whisky, Drambuie(R) Liqueur, Lemon Juice
- Soul Kiss Cocktail Dry Vermouth, Bourbon, Dubonnet(R) Rouge
- Whiskey Eggnog Blended Whiskey, Confectioners' Sugar, Egg
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.
