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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- Banana Bird Bourbon, Crème de Banane Liqueur, Triple Sec Liqueur
- Beadlestone Cocktail Dry Vermouth, Scotch
- Dubliner Irish Whiskey, Irish Mist(R) Herbal Liqueur, Light Whipped Cream
- Hunter Cocktail Rye Whiskey, Cherry Brandy
- Irish Shillelagh Irish Whiskey, Sloe Gin, Overproof Rum
- Kentucky Mint Crème de Cacao Blanc Liqueur, Crème de Menthe Blanche Liqueur, Blended Whiskey
- Linstead Cocktail Blended Whiskey, Pineapple Juice, Granulated Sugar
- Louisville Cooler Bourbon, Orange Juice, Lime Juice
- Rye & Ginger Rye Whiskey, Ginger Ale
- Scotch Fix Caster Sugar, Lemon Juice, Water
- Socrates Canadian Whisky, Apricot Brandy, Cointreau(R) Orange Liqueur
- Two-by-Four Upper Ten(R) Scotch, Southern Comfort(R), Angostura(R) Bitters
- Rob Roy Scotch, Sweet Vermouth, Angostura(R) Bitters
- Blinder Scotch, Grapefruit Juice, Grenadine
- Bonny Prince Scotch, Dry Vermouth, Drambuie(R) Liqueur
- Bourbonella Bourbon, Dry Vermouth, Orange Curaçao Liqueur
- Huntress Cocktail Bourbon, Cherry Liqueur, Triple Sec Liqueur
- Joyce of Hillhouse Sweet Vermouth, Scotch, Aromatic Bitters
- Kentucky Kernel Bourbon, Apricot Brandy, Grapefruit Juice
- Kentucky Mango Jack Daniel's(R) Tennessee Whiskey, Mango Liqueur, Mango Juice
- Canadian Apple Canadian Whisky, Apple Brandy, Lemon Juice
- Jim Beam and Ginger Jim Beam(R) Bourbon Whiskey, Ginger Ale
- Joan Miro Dubonnet(R) Rouge, Grand Marnier(R) Orange Liqueur, Scotch
- Lemon Highlander Limoncello Liqueur, Scotch, Drambuie(R) Liqueur
- Major Bradbury Canadian Whisky, Grand Marnier(R) Orange Liqueur, Dry Vermouth
- Shakin' Blue Monday Canadian Whisky, Blueberry Brandy, Brandy
- Thanksgiving Cocktail Wild Turkey(R) Bourbon Whiskey, Laird's(R) Applejack Brandy, Rose's(R) Lime Juice
- Whisky Melba Upper Ten(R) Scotch, Ginger Ale, Angostura(R) Bitters
- Anchors Aweigh Bourbon, Triple Sec Liqueur, Peach Brandy
- Blue Blazer Whisky, Water
- Blue Grass Cocktail Bourbon, Pineapple Juice, Lemon Juice
- Canadian Cherry Canadian Whisky, Cherry Liqueur, Orange Juice
- Claremont Angostura(R) Bitters, Orange Curaçao Liqueur, Oranges
- Danny's Special Whiskey, Cointreau(R) Orange Liqueur, Grand Marnier(R) Orange Liqueur
- Hara Kiwi Kiwi Liqueur, Canadian Whisky, Lemon Juice
- Lawhill Cocktail Blended Whiskey, Dry Vermouth, Anise
- Loch Lomond Scotch, Drambuie(R) Liqueur, Dry Vermouth
- Velvet Kilt Scotch, Butterscotch Schnapps
- Stiletto Amaretto Liqueur, Blended Whiskey, Lemon Juice
- Pickled Mountie Whiskey, Grand Marnier(R) Orange Liqueur, Angostura(R) Bitters
- Sixteen and a Half Seagram's(R) 7 Crown Whisky, Punt e Mes(R) Vermouth, Pimm's(R)
- Banff Cocktail Canadian Whisky, Grand Marnier(R) Orange Liqueur, Kirschwasser
- Flying Scotsman Scotch, Sweet Vermouth, Aromatic Bitters
- Kentucky Blizzard Bourbon, Cranberry Juice, Lime Juice
- Madame Rene Blended Whiskey, Aged Rum, Orange Juice
- Mark Twain Cocktail Scotch, Lemon Juice, Simple Syrup
- Nevins Bourbon, Apricot Brandy, Grapefruit Juice
- New York Sour Blended Bourbon Whiskey, Simple Syrup, 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.
