Whiskey Cocktails

44 recipes, including Black Russian, Whiskey Lime and Tea, New York Sour.

44 Whiskey cocktail recipes, with ingredients and how to make them.

  • Black Russian — A Black Russian twist made with rye whiskey.
  • Whiskey Lime and Tea — A highball of Irish whiskey, lime, and iced tea.
  • New York Sour — A whiskey sour with egg white and a floating layer of dry red wine.
  • Old Fashioned — The stirred classic of whiskey, sugar, and aromatic bitters.
  • Gold Rush — A bourbon sour balanced with honey syrup and lemon.
  • Pé de Moleque Sour — A whiskey sour with pé de moleque (Brazilian peanut brittle) syrup and salt, aerated in two stages for foam without egg white.
  • Ring of Fire — Bourbon with cinnamon liqueur and honey syrup, served over ice with a torched cinnamon stick.
  • Cabra Coco — Coffee liqueur, coconut cachaça, and whiskey, with optional applewood smoke.
  • Revólver — A short, intense cocktail pairing whisky and coffee liqueur, with a dense foam and navel orange aromatics.
  • Citrus Punch — A highball of whiskey and tangerine syrup, topped with sparkling water.
  • Coffee Boulevardier — A Boulevardier riff with coffee liqueur in place of vermouth, stirred with Campari and whiskey.
  • Jack Honey Limonade — A highball whiskey lemonade with honey, lime juice, and sparkling water, finished with lemon slices and lemon foam.
  • Café Bombo — An intense stirred drink of Campari, coffee liqueur, and bourbon, stirred in a mixing glass.
  • Penicillin — A Scotch sour with muddled ginger, honey syrup, and lime, served short in a rocks glass.
  • Brasa — A whiskey mule with fresh ginger muddled in honey and lime, lengthened with soda water.
  • Boulevardier — Stirred classic of whiskey, Campari, and sweet red vermouth — the Negroni's cousin.
  • Whiskey Sour — Classic sour of bourbon, lemon, and syrup — egg white is optional, for foam.
  • Manhattan — Stirred classic of rye whiskey, sweet red vermouth, and Angostura, served ice-cold up, no ice.
  • Bossa Negra — Coffee Old Fashioned: bourbon, coffee liqueur, and hazelnut syrup, stirred, with a torched rosemary sprig.
  • Buckaroo — Whiskey and cola highball with three dashes of aromatic bitters — the Jack and Coke, elevated.
  • Blackberry Smash — Bourbon smash with blackberries and mint muddled in the glass, lemon, and ice to the rim — the cookout drink.
  • Bourbon Limoncello Breeze — Bourbon shaken with limoncello, honey, rosemary, and lemon, served in a rocks glass over a big cube.
  • Amaretto Sour — Modern sour of almond liqueur and bourbon, dry shaken with egg white for foam.
  • Irish Coffee — Hot classic of Irish whiskey, brewed coffee, and cream floating on top.
  • Mint Julep — Classic of bourbon, mint, and crushed ice, built in the glass until it frosts.
  • Port Light — Bourbon tiki drink with lemon, honey syrup, passion fruit, and egg white, over crushed ice.
  • Green Apple Mule Whiskey — Green apple whiskey highball lengthened with ginger beer, built in the glass.
  • Blackberry Cola Whiskey — Blackberry whiskey and cola highball, with a cherry in the glass.
  • Golden Pine Whiskey — Honey whiskey and pineapple juice highball, built in the glass over ice.
  • Caramel Balla — Sweet whiskey and coconut water highball, stirred in a tall glass until chilled.
  • Orchard Bee — Sour of apple brandy or green apple whiskey, with lemon, orange, and honey syrup.
  • Godfather — 1970s stirred duo: Scotch whisky and amaretto in a rocks glass.
  • Bourbon Blackberry — Bourbon built in a rocks glass with blackberry syrup and lemon, jam only on top of the ice.
  • Amaretto Limoncello Sour — Bourbon sour with amaretto and limoncello, egg white for foam and bitters on top.
  • Cowboy Latino — Whiskey sour with passion fruit pulp and lime, finished with aromatic bitters in a gradient in a rocks glass.
  • Coffee with Whisky — White Russian shaken with bourbon in place of vodka, coffee liqueur, and cream.
  • Rye Revival — Rye whiskey sour with blackberry liqueur, lime, and a dash of Angostura.
  • Baby's First Bourbon — Bourbon sour with orgeat, lemon, and four dashes of Angostura.
  • Japanese Highball — Classic whiskey-and-soda highball, ice-cold soda water, stirred once in a tall glass.
  • Oriental — Philippine classic: rye whiskey shaken with sweet vermouth, orange liqueur, and lime.
  • Crypto Currency — Zero-proof sour of alternative whiskey with lemon, honey syrup, and a touch of ginger.
  • Caribbean Ember — Highball of dark rum and rye with pineapple, maple, and ginger beer, shaken and lengthened over ice.
  • Irish Maid — Dead Rabbit modern sour: Irish whiskey, St-Germain, lemon, and muddled cucumber.
  • Black Forest Old Fashioned — Black Forest Old Fashioned: bourbon, brandy, cacao liqueur, cherry, and chocolate bitters.

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