Whiskey cocktail

One of the original whiskey cocktails, an old fashioned

A whiskey cocktail is a cocktail that includes whiskey. Although whiskey is often served neat or on the rocks, ^[1] it is used in many classic cocktails such as the Old Fashioned, Manhattan, and Julep. ^[2] Some specifically call for Scotch whisky or bourbon whiskey.

Examples

Duos

• Angry Granny (whiskey and red Gatorade) ^[3]
• Highball (whisky and larger portion of non-alcoholic base, like soda water or ginger ale) ^[4]
• 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) ^[5]
• Bure Royal (90% whiskey and 10% licor 43 in a short glass full with ice)^{[ citation needed ]}

Trios

• Blinker (rye whiskey, grapefruit juice, grenadine) ^[6]
• Rob Roy (Scotch whisky, sweet vermouth, Angostura bitters) ^[7]
• Boulevardier (Bourbon, Campari, sweet red vermouth) ^[8]
• Bourbon rickey (bourbon, lime juice, and sparkling water) ^[9]
• 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) ^[10]
• Mint julep (bourbon, simple syrup, mint leaves) ^[11]

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) ^[12]
• whiskey sour (bourbon or rye whiskey, lemon juice, simple syrup, optional egg white) ^[13]
• Blood orange scotch and soda (Scotch, syrup, lime juice, blood orange juice, salt, club soda)^{[ citation needed ]}
• Libertine (bourbon, simple syrup, rosemary, lemon juice, marmalade, maple syrup, orange juice, egg white) ^[14]
• Bourbon lift (bourbon, coffee liqueur, orgeat, heavy cream, club soda) ^[15]
• Old Fashioned (bourbon or rye whiskey, sugar, Angostura bitters) ^[16]
• Manhattan (bourbon or rye whiskey, sweet vermouth, Angostura bitters) ^[17]
• Scofflaw (bourbon or rye whiskey, dry vermouth, lemon juice, grenadine, orange bitters) ^[18]

References

1. "27 Best Whiskey Cocktails - Whiskey Drink Recipes". Townandcountrymag.com. 17 July 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
2. Bon Appétit (24 April 2019). "22 Amazing Whiskey Drink Recipes | Bon Appétit". Bonappetit.com. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
3. "Angry Granny Drink Recipe - Cocktail". www.barnonedrinks.com.
4. Dylan Garret (11 April 2023). "Whiskey Highball". Archived from the original on 3 May 2025. Retrieved 30 November 2025.
5. Crowbar recipe
6. "PUNCH | Blinker Cocktail Recipe".
7. "6 Essential Scotch Cocktails You Need to Know | the Manual". Archived from the original on 21 December 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
8. Simonson, Robert (28 January 2014). "The Boulevardier Is Back on the Menu". The New York Times . Retrieved 19 April 2016.
9. Venegas, Dominic. "The Bourbon Cocktail That's About To Become Your Favorite". Liquor.com.
10. "If You Like a Whiskey Sour, You'll Love the Gold Rush". Liquor.com.
11. Castro, Erick. "Whiskey Drinks We Love: Mint Julep". Liquor.com.
12. Rick Martinez, Alex Lau (1 October 2015). "Hard Cider Spritz Recipe". Bon Appetit. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
13. Katz, Allen. "If You Haven't Tried the New York Sour, Now's The Time". Liquor.com.
14. "The Libertine (Bourbon Whiskey, Orange, Lemon, Maple, Rosemary Sour) Cocktail Recipe". Saveur.
15. Adkins, Erik. "This Might Be The Most Decadent Bourbon Drink Out There". Liquor.com.
16. "If You Only Know How to Make One Cocktail, Make It the Bourbon Old Fashioned". Liquor.com.
17. "It's Time You Knew How to Make One of the World's Most Famous Cocktails". Liquor.com.
18. Regan, Gary. "Classic Cocktails You Should Know: The Scofflaw". Liquor.com.