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[]

• (whiskey and red Gatorade)^[3]
• (whisky and ginger ale)
• Godfather (Scotch whisky and amaretto)
• Rusty Nail (Scotch whiskey and Drambuie liqueur)
• Bourbon and Coke
• 7 and 7 (Seagram's Seven Crown and 7Up)

Trios[]

• (rye whiskey, grapefruit juice, grenadine)^[4]
• Rob Roy (Scotch whisky, sweet vermouth, Angostura bitters)^[5]
• Boulevardier (Bourbon, Campari, sweet red vermouth)^[6]
• Bourbon rickey (bourbon, lime juice, and sparking water)^[7]
• Brown Derby (bourbon, grapefruit juice, honey syrup)
• Hot toddy (bourbon or rye whiskey, cloves, demerara sugar or brown sugar, lemon juice)
• (bourbon, honey syrup, lemon juice)^[8]
• Mint julep (bourbon, simple syrup, mint leaves)^[9]

Other[]

• Cold toddy (rye whiskey, oranges, lemons, cinnamon sticks, ginger, Earl Grey tea, cloves, honey, and orange or regular bitters)
• (rye whiskey, Aperol, dry hard cider, apple cider, lemon juice, club soda)^[10]
• whiskey sour (bourbon or rye whiskey, lemon juice, simple syrup, optional egg white)^[11]
• Blood orange scotch and soda (Scotch, syrup, lime juice, blood orange juice, salt, club soda)
• (bourbon, simple syrup, rosemary, lemon juice, marmalade, maple syrup, orange juice, egg white)^[12]
• (bourbon, coffee liqueur, orgeat, heavy cream, club soda)^[13]
• Old Fashioned (bourbon or rye whiskey, sugar, Angostura bitters)^[14]
• Manhattan (bourbon or rye whiskey, sweet vermouth, Angostura bitters)^[15]
• (bourbon or rye whiskey, dry vermouth, lemon juice, grenadine, orange bitters)^[16]

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