Whiskey cocktail
{{short description|Variety of cocktails made with whiskey}}
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A whiskey cocktail is a cocktail that includes whiskey. Although whiskey is often served neat or on the rocks,{{cite web|url=https://www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/drinks/g3242/whiskey-cocktails/ |title=27 Best Whiskey Cocktails - Whiskey Drink Recipes |publisher=Townandcountrymag.com |date=2019-07-17 |accessdate=2019-07-21}} it is used in many classic cocktails such as the Old Fashioned, Manhattan, and Julep.{{cite web|author=Bon Appétit |url=https://www.bonappetit.com/recipes/slideshow/15-amazing-whiskey-cocktail-recipes |title=22 Amazing Whiskey Drink Recipes | Bon Appétit |publisher=Bonappetit.com |date=2019-04-24 |accessdate=2019-07-21}} Some specifically call for Scotch whisky or bourbon whiskey.
Examples
=Duos=
- Angry Granny (whiskey and red Gatorade){{Cite web|url=https://www.barnonedrinks.com/drinks/a/angry-granny-7290.html|title=Angry Granny Drink Recipe - Cocktail|website=www.barnonedrinks.com}}
- Highball (whisky and larger portion of non-alcoholic base, like soda water or ginger ale)
- Godfather (Scotch whisky and amaretto)
- Rusty Nail (Scotch whisky and Drambuie liqueur)
- Bourbon and Coke
- 7 and 7 (Seagram's Seven Crown and 7Up)
- Crowbar (Crown Royal whiskey and lemon-lime soda)[http://www.drinksmixer.com/drink3070.html Crowbar recipe]
- Bure Royal (90% whiskey and 10% licor 43 in a short glass full with ice){{citation needed|date=January 2024}}
=Trios=
- Blinker (rye whiskey, grapefruit juice, grenadine){{Cite web|url=https://punchdrink.com/recipes/blinker/|title=PUNCH | Blinker Cocktail Recipe}}
- Rob Roy (Scotch whisky, sweet vermouth, Angostura bitters){{Cite web |url=https://www.themanual.com/food-and-drink/essential-scotch-cocktails/ |title=6 Essential Scotch Cocktails You Need to Know | the Manual |access-date=2019-10-14 |archive-date=2019-12-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191221071331/https://www.themanual.com/food-and-drink/essential-scotch-cocktails/ |url-status=dead }}
- Boulevardier (Bourbon, Campari, sweet red vermouth){{cite news|last1=Simonson|first1=Robert|authorlink1=Robert Simonson|title=The Boulevardier Is Back on the Menu| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/29/dining/the-boulevardier-is-back-on-the-menu.html|accessdate=19 April 2016 |work=The New York Times | date=28 January 2014}}
- Bourbon rickey (bourbon, lime juice, and sparkling water){{Cite web|url=https://www.liquor.com/recipes/bourbon-rickey/|title=The Bourbon Cocktail That's About To Become Your Favorite|last=Venegas|first=Dominic|website=Liquor.com}}
- Brown Derby (bourbon, grapefruit juice, honey syrup)
- Hot toddy (bourbon or rye whiskey, cloves, demerara sugar or brown sugar, lemon juice)
- Gold Rush (bourbon, honey syrup, lemon juice){{Cite web|url=https://www.liquor.com/recipes/gold-rush/|title=If You Like a Whiskey Sour, You'll Love the Gold Rush|website=Liquor.com}}
- Mint julep (bourbon, simple syrup, mint leaves){{Cite web|url=https://www.liquor.com/recipes/mint-julep/|title=Whiskey Drinks We Love: Mint Julep|last=Castro|first=Erick|website=Liquor.com}}
=Other=
- Cold toddy (rye whiskey, oranges, lemons, cinnamon sticks, ginger, Earl Grey tea, cloves, honey, and orange or regular bitters)
- Hard cider spritz (rye whiskey, Aperol, dry hard cider, apple cider, lemon juice, club soda){{cite web|author=Rick Martinez, Alex Lau |url=https://www.bonappetit.com/recipe/hard-cider-spritz |title=Hard Cider Spritz Recipe |publisher=Bon Appetit |date=2015-10-01 |accessdate=2019-07-21}}
- whiskey sour (bourbon or rye whiskey, lemon juice, simple syrup, optional egg white){{Cite web|url=https://www.liquor.com/recipes/new-york-sour/|title=If You Haven't Tried the New York Sour, Now's The Time|last=Katz|first=Allen|website=Liquor.com}}
- Blood orange scotch and soda (Scotch, syrup, lime juice, blood orange juice, salt, club soda){{citation needed|date=January 2024}}
- Libertine (bourbon, simple syrup, rosemary, lemon juice, marmalade, maple syrup, orange juice, egg white){{Cite web|url=http://www.saveur.com/article/Recipes/Libertine/|title=The Libertine (Bourbon Whiskey, Orange, Lemon, Maple, Rosemary Sour) Cocktail Recipe|website=Saveur}}
- Bourbon lift (bourbon, coffee liqueur, orgeat, heavy cream, club soda){{Cite web|url=https://www.liquor.com/recipes/bourbon-lift/|title=This Might Be The Most Decadent Bourbon Drink Out There|last=Adkins|first=Erik|website=Liquor.com}}
- Old Fashioned (bourbon or rye whiskey, sugar, Angostura bitters){{Cite web|url=https://www.liquor.com/recipes/bourbon-old-fashioned/|title=If You Only Know How to Make One Cocktail, Make It the Bourbon Old Fashioned|website=Liquor.com}}
- Manhattan (bourbon or rye whiskey, sweet vermouth, Angostura bitters){{Cite web|url=https://www.liquor.com/recipes/manhattan-2/|title=It's Time You Knew How to Make One of the World's Most Famous Cocktails|website=Liquor.com}}
- Scofflaw (bourbon or rye whiskey, dry vermouth, lemon juice, grenadine, orange bitters){{Cite web|url=https://www.liquor.com/recipes/scofflaw/|title=Classic Cocktails You Should Know: The Scofflaw|last=Regan|first=Gary|website=Liquor.com}}
- Double on the Rocks - typically a Double Shot of Whiskey w/ Ice Cubes in a Lowball Glass{{citation needed|date=January 2024}}
- Whiskey Highball - Whiskey & Club Soda in a Highball Glass{{citation needed|date=January 2024}}
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