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Whiskey cocktails
39 drinks that use whiskey. Add your bottles in Shelf Shaker to see which ones you can make tonight.
Alabama Slammer
Amaretto, sloe gin, whiskey, and orange juice, a sweet, fruity college-bar classic from the 1970s.
Amaretto Sour
Almond liqueur balanced with lemon and a silky egg white foam, sweet but not cloying.
Blood and Sand
Scotch, sweet vermouth, cherry liqueur, and orange juice in equal parts, fruity with a hint of smoke.
Boulevardier
The Negroni's warmer cousin, swapping gin for bourbon to give a rounder, richer bittersweet sipper.
Brown Derby
Bourbon, grapefruit, and honey make a tart, softly bitter sour from 1930s Los Angeles.
Final Ward
A rye-and-lemon spin on the Last Word with green Chartreuse and maraschino.
Godfather
Scotch and amaretto over ice, a two-bottle nightcap with marzipan sweetness.
Gold Rush
A whiskey sour reimagined with honey in place of sugar, rich, round, and simple.
Green Tea Shot
No tea involved: Irish whiskey, peach schnapps, and fresh sour make a sweet, easy shot.
Hot Toddy
Whiskey, honey, lemon, and hot water, a soothing cold-night classic.
Irish Coffee
Hot coffee, Irish whiskey and brown sugar under a cool layer of lightly whipped cream.
Jack and Coke
Tennessee whiskey and cola, a bar staple with vanilla and caramel notes.
Japanese Highball
Whisky and very cold, very fizzy soda served tall, prized in Japan for its clean, food-friendly character.
Kentucky Mule
Bourbon steps in for vodka in this mule, adding warm caramel to the lime and ginger.
Lynchburg Lemonade
Tennessee whiskey, orange liqueur, lemon, and lemon-lime soda: a tall, sunny crowd-pleaser.
Mamie Taylor
Scotch, lime, and spicy ginger beer, an early ancestor of the mule.
Manhattan
Rye and sweet vermouth with a few dashes of bitters.
Mint Julep
Bourbon and a touch of sugar poured over crushed ice and fresh mint.
New York Sour
A whiskey sour wearing a float of red wine, which adds color, tannin and a fruity finish.
Old Fashioned
Whiskey, a little sugar and bitters, nothing more.
Old Pal
A dry, bitter, rye-based cousin of the Boulevardier, equal parts and stirred.
Paper Plane
Bourbon, Aperol, bittersweet amaro and lemon in equal parts.
Penicillin
Blended scotch with lemon, honey and ginger, finished with a smoky Islay float.
Port Light
A bourbon tiki drink with passion fruit, lemon, and grenadine.
Revolver
A bourbon Manhattan relative with coffee liqueur and orange bitters, rich and dark.
Rob Roy
A Manhattan built on Scotch, with sweet vermouth and aromatic bitters.
Rusty Nail
Blended scotch sweetened with honeyed whisky liqueur.
Sazerac
New Orleans in a glass: spicy rye, a sugar cube and Peychaud's bitters in an absinthe-rinsed glass.
Scofflaw
A Prohibition-era rye and dry vermouth sour with a blush of grenadine.
Scotch and Soda
A dry, unfussy highball that lets blended Scotch stretch out with fizz.
Seven and Seven
Canadian whisky and lemon-lime soda, a mid-century American favorite that is still easy drinking.
Tipperary
Irish whiskey stirred with sweet vermouth and green chartreuse.
Toronto
A rye cocktail sharpened with a bracing measure of Fernet and a touch of sugar.
Trinidad Sour
An audacious sour built on a full measure of aromatic bitters, softened with orgeat and rye.
Vieux Carré
Rye and cognac share the stage with sweet vermouth, Bénédictine and two kinds of bitters.
Ward Eight
A Boston rye sour tinted with grenadine and orange juice.
Whiskey Ginger
Whiskey softened by ginger ale's gentle sweetness and spice.
Whiskey Smash
Bourbon shaken with muddled lemon and mint, a fresh, summery cross between a julep and a sour.
Whiskey Sour
Bourbon, lemon and sugar, optionally shaken with egg white for a plush foam.