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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- Plank Walker Johnnie Walker(R) Red Label, Rosso Vermouth, Chartreuse(R) Yellow Liqueur
- The Scranton Old Overholt(R) Rye Whiskey, Plymouth(R) Gin, Noilly Prat(R) Extra Dry Vermouth
- Green Mist Scotch, Crème de Menthe Verte Liqueur, Lemon Juice
- Bay Horse Blended Whiskey, Pernod(R), Crème de Cacao Brun Liqueur
- Bedroom Farce Dark Rum, Bourbon, Galliano(R) Herbal Liqueur
- Canadian Cocktail Canadian Whisky, Triple Sec Liqueur, Aromatic Bitters
- Cinnamon Road Wild Turkey(R) Bourbon, Apfelkorn, Goldschläger(R) Cinnamon Schnapps
- Federal Punch Bourbon, Dark Rum, Cognac
- Legends of the Fall Jack Daniel's(R) Tennessee Whiskey, Amaretto Liqueur, Pineapple Juice
- Manhattan Bella Knob Creek(R) Bourbon Whiskey, Dubonnet(R) Rouge, Sweet Vermouth
- Prince Rupert Blended Whiskey, Anisette Liqueur
- Scotch Bishop Cocktail Scotch, Dry Vermouth, Triple Sec Liqueur
- Brown Fox Bourbon, Bénédictine(R) Herbal Liqueur
- Horse Feathers Blended Whiskey, Aromatic Bitters, Ginger Ale
- Beal's Cocktail Dry Vermouth, Sweet Vermouth, Scotch
- Dusty Bill Canadian Whisky, Laird's(R) Applejack Brandy, Brandy
- Eastern Sour Bourbon, Lime Juice, Orange Juice
- Ginger in Fashion Ginger, Blanton's(R) Single Barrel Bourbon, Caster Sugar
- Hot Whiskey Irish Whiskey, Granulated Sugar, Water
- Jackhammer #3 Jack Daniel's(R) Tennessee Whiskey, Disaronno(R) Amaretto Liqueur, Lime Juice
- Tower Topped Canadian Whisky, Grand Marnier(R) Orange Liqueur, Light Cream
- Blastula Triple Sec Liqueur, Scotch, Cream
- Jay Leno Scotch, Amaretto Liqueur, Lemon Juice
- Barbican Scotch, Drambuie(R) Liqueur, Passion Fruit Juice
- Hot Brick Toddy Whiskey, Water, Cinnamon
- Ma Bonnie Wee Hen Scotch, Cream Sherry, Orange Juice
- New Fashioned Bourbon, Sweet Vermouth, Aromatic Bitters
- Rebel Rouser Rebel Yell(R) Bourbon, Crème de Banane Liqueur, Campari(R) Bitter
- Scotch Sour Scotch, Lime Juice, Confectioners' Sugar
- Boilermaker Whiskey, Beer
- Empire Glory Rye Whiskey, Ginger Wine, Lemon Juice
- Fox River Cocktail Blended Whiskey, Crème de Cacao Brun Liqueur, Aromatic Bitters
- Hearty Susan Blended Whiskey, Cherry Brandy
- Hot Mon Scotch, Sweet Vermouth, Bénédictine(R) Herbal Liqueur
- La Belle Quebec Canadian Whisky, Brandy, Cherry Brandy
- Queen Of Scots Granulated Sugar, Water, Lemon Juice
- Roger Swims a Mile Drambuie(R) Liqueur, Blended Whiskey, Dry Vermouth
- Seven and Seven Seagram's(R) 7 Crown Whisky, 7Up(R)
- Smooth Sailin' Cranberry Juice Cocktail, Ginger Ale, Lemonade
- Widow Woods' Nightcap Scotch, Crème de Cacao Brun Liqueur, Milk
- Commonwealth Canadian Whisky, Van Der Hum(R) Liqueur, Lemon Juice
- Artillery Punch Black Tea, Rye Whiskey, Red Wine
- Blood and Sand Cocktail Scotch, Rosso Vermouth, Cherry Brandy
- Double Standard Sour Blended Whiskey, Gin, Lemon Juice
- Finn Roses Four Roses(R) Bourbon Whiskey, Bols(R) Apricot Liqueur, Cinzano(R) Dry Vermouth
- Japanese Fizz Blended Whiskey, Lemon Juice, Confectioners' Sugar
- Melanie Pimm Pimm's(R), Scotch, Lemon Juice
- Ragged Company Bourbon, Sweet Vermouth, Bénédictine(R) Herbal Liqueur
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.
