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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- Whiskey Smash Lemon, Mint Leaves, Simple Syrup
- Lloyd Special Jack Daniel's(R) Tennessee Whiskey, Grand Marnier(R) Orange Liqueur
- Bonny Doon Scotch, Sweet Vermouth, Bénédictine(R) Herbal Liqueur
- Bourble Bourbon, Triple Sec Liqueur, Lemon Juice
- Bourbon Smash Bourbon, Angostura(R) Bitters, Cranberry Juice
- Classic Old-Fashioned Aromatic Bitters, Water, Sugar Cubes
- Dusty Martini Gin, Dry Vermouth, Scotch
- Imperial Fizz Light Rum, Blended Whiskey, Lemon Juice
- Irish Blackthorn Irish Whiskey, Dry Vermouth, Pernod(R)
- Park Paradise Canadian Whisky, Sweet Vermouth, Maraschino Cherry Liqueur
- Preakness Cocktail Blended Whiskey, Sweet Vermouth, Bénédictine(R) Herbal Liqueur
- Whiskey All In Blended Whiskey, Caster Sugar, Lemon Juice
- Whiskey Daisy Lime, Lemon, Simple Syrup
- Chocolate Vice Dark Rum, Bourbon, Crème de Cacao Brun Liqueur
- Turkey Shoot Bourbon, Triple Sec Liqueur, Cranberry Juice
- Bourbon Cobbler Caster Sugar, Soda Water, Blended Bourbon Whiskey
- Commodore Cocktail Blended Whiskey, Lemon Juice, Confectioners' Sugar
- Dixie Julep Bourbon, Confectioners' Sugar
- Ortensia Sweet Vermouth, Aperol(R) Aperitivo, Scotch
- Shamrock Irish Whiskey, Dry Vermouth, Crème de Menthe Verte Liqueur
- Shamrock #2 Jameson(R) Irish Whiskey, Kahlúa(R) Coffee Liqueur, Baileys(R) Original Irish Cream
- St. Patrick's Day Crème de Menthe Verte Liqueur, Green Chartreuse Liqueur, Irish Whiskey
- Velvet Presley Bourbon, Chocolate Milk
- Aberdeen Angus Scotch, Drambuie(R) Liqueur, Honey
- Bourbon Black Hawk #2 Bourbon, Sloe Gin, Lemon Juice
- Feed Bag Scotch, Grapefruit Juice, Grenadine
- Flying Scotchman Scotch, Sweet Vermouth, Aromatic Bitters
- Heather Blush Scotch, Strawberry Liqueur, Sparkling White Wine
- Manhattan Perfect Canadian Whisky, Dry Vermouth, Rosso Vermouth
- Opening Cocktail Blended Whiskey, Sweet Vermouth, Grenadine
- Rye Sour Rye Whiskey, Sugar Syrup, Lemon Juice
- Whiskey Collins Blended Whiskey, Confectioners' Sugar, Lemon Juice
- L.A. Cocktail Blended Whiskey, Sweet Vermouth, Lemon Juice
- Man o' War Wild Turkey(R) Bourbon Whiskey, Orange Curaçao Liqueur, Sweet Vermouth
- Canada Drink Kirschwasser, Canadian Whisky, Lemon Juice
- Dickie Ward Scotch, Aromatic Bitters, Ginger Ale
- Frisco Rye Whiskey, Bénédictine(R) Herbal Liqueur, Lemon Juice
- Kentucky Colonel Cocktail Bourbon, Bénédictine(R) Herbal Liqueur
- Ohio Rosso Vermouth, Canadian Whisky, Triple Sec Liqueur
- Scotch Cobbler Scotch, Brandy, Curaçao Liqueur
- Swiss Family Cocktail Blended Whiskey, Dry Vermouth, Anise
- Whiskey Rickey Blended Whiskey, Lime Juice, Carbonated Water
- Lemony Summer Whiskey, Amaretto Liqueur, Lemon Juice
- Witch Hunt Scotch, Dry Vermouth, Liquore Strega(R)
- Brigitte Bardot Bourbon, Brandy, Sugar Syrup
- Paddy Cocktail Irish Whiskey, Sweet Vermouth, Aromatic Bitters
- Whisky Mac Scotch, Green Ginger Wine
- Bill Leaves Town Blended Whiskey, Sweet Vermouth, Grenadine
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.
