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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- Winter Garden Canadian Whisky, Peach Schnapps, Sweet Sherry
- Circular Incision Scotch, Dry Vermouth, Drambuie(R) Liqueur
- Forester Bourbon, Cherry Liqueur, Lemon Juice
- Harry Boy Cointreau(R) Orange Liqueur, Baileys(R) Original Irish Cream, Whiskey
- Rory O'more Irish Whiskey, Sweet Vermouth, Orange Bitters
- Southern Delta Bourbon, Southern Comfort(R), Lime Juice
- Southfork Coffee Coffee, Bourbon, Crème de Cacao Brun Liqueur
- Temptation Cocktail Blended Whiskey, Dubonnet(R) Rouge, Triple Sec Liqueur
- Canadian Cider Yukon Jack(R) Liqueur, Canadian Whisky, Spiced Cider
- A Crow Left of the Murder Old Crow(R) Bourbon Whiskey, Cranberry Juice, Pineapple Juice
- Aquarius Scotch, Cherry Brandy, Cranberry Juice
- Bourbon Black Hawk Bourbon, Sloe Gin
- Bull and Bear Bourbon, Orange Curaçao Liqueur, Lime Juice
- Celtic Twilight Bushmills(R) Irish Whiskey, Baileys(R) Original Irish Cream, Frangelico(R) Hazelnut Liqueur
- Comforting Coffee Bourbon, Crème de Cacao Brun Liqueur, Southern Comfort(R)
- Derby Fizz Scotch, Triple Sec Liqueur, Lemon Juice
- New York Cocktail Canadian Whisky, Lime Juice, Sugar Syrup
- Strip and Yell Rebel Yell(R) Bourbon, Peach Schnapps, Liquore Strega(R)
- Wild Irish Rose Irish Whiskey, Lemon Juice, Grenadine
- Jack the Ripper Crown Royal(R) Canadian Whisky, Butterscotch Schnapps
- Canadian Black Canadian Whisky, Blackberry Brandy, Lemon Juice
- Canadian Daisy Canadian Whisky, Brandy, Lemon Juice
- Daisy Dueller Jack Daniel's(R) Tennessee Whiskey, Lemon Juice, Simple Syrup
- J. R.'s Godfather Bourbon, Amaretto Liqueur
- Original Old Fashioned Bourbon, Aromatic Bitters, Sparkling Water
- Scarlett's Torch Bourbon, Marie Brizard(R) Peach Liqueur, Simple Syrup
- Red Raider Triple Sec Liqueur, Bourbon, Lemon Juice
- Scotch Rickey Scotch, Lime Juice, Carbonated Water
- Aggravation Scotch, Kahlúa(R) Coffee Liqueur, Heavy Cream
- Barbary Coast Scotch, Gin, Rum
- Hell Hole Scotch, Peach Schnapps, Dry Vermouth
- Highland Fling Cocktail Scotch, Sweet Vermouth, Orange Bitters
- Man Of The Moment Scotch, Grand Marnier(R) Orange Liqueur, Lemon Juice
- The Velvet Kilt Scotch, Butterscotch Schnapps
- Union Appletini Phillips Union(R) Whiskey, Cranberry Juice, Sour Apple Liqueur
- Bourbon Stone Sour Bourbon, Simple Syrup, Lemon Juice
- Black Metal Whiskey, Dark Rum, Coffee Liqueur
- Bourbon Collins Bourbon, Lemon Juice, Sugar Syrup
- Chelsea Cocktail Dry Vermouth, Bourbon, Blackberry Brandy
- Embassy Royal Bourbon, Drambuie(R) Liqueur, Sweet Vermouth
- Fox And Hounds Bourbon, Pernod(R), Lemon Juice
- Hole-In-One Scotch, Vermouth, Lemon Juice
- Jeremy Perkins Bushmills(R) Irish Whiskey, Irish Mist(R) Herbal Liqueur, Sweet Vermouth
- Kicking Cow Maple Syrup, Cream, Whiskey
- Miami Beach Cocktail Dry Vermouth, Scotch, Grapefruit Juice
- The Race Bourbon, Mandarine Napoléon(R) Liqueur, Apricot Juice
- Black Rose Grenadine, Peychaud's(R) Bitters, Bourbon
- Boston Sour Blended Whiskey, Lemon Juice, Confectioners' Sugar
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.
