5 Favorite Whiskey Cocktail Recipes
It’s whiskey time! We’re whipping up my five favorite mixed drinks that are both delicious and relatively simple to make. We’ll be making a cherry old-fashioned, Manhattan, Highball, The Godfather, and Hot Toddy.
Cherry Old-Fashioned
Ingredients:
- 2 ounces Bourbon
- 6 dashes Angostura bitters
- 1 raw sugar cube
- 1 maraschino cherry
- 1/2 ounce maraschino cherry liquid
- Orange slice
- Ice cubes
Glassware/Tools:
- Rocks glass
- Muddler
- Jigger
- Stirring spoon
- Knife
How to Make:
- Place sugar cube into rocks glass. Splash 6 dashes of the Angostura bitters onto the sugar cube. Add 1 maraschino cherry to the glass, and muddle everything together very well.
- Add 2 ounces of bourbon, and 1/2 ounce of maraschino cherry liquid from the jar.
- Add 1-2 handfuls of ice cubes to glass, and stir.
- Garnish by placing a thin, half-slice of orange into the glass.
Manhattan
Ingredients:
- 2 ounces Rye
- 1 ounce Sweet vermouth
- 4 dashes Angostura bitters
- Ice cubes
- 2 maraschino cherries
Glassware/Tools:
- Manhattan or Martini glass
- Mixing glass with strainer
- Mixing spoon
- Cocktail pick
How to Make:
- Add 2 ounces rye and 1 ounce sweet vermouth to mixing glass.
- Add 4 dashes of Angostura bitters to mixing glass, followed by 2 handfuls of ice cubes.
- Stir, then strain the liquid out and into your glass.
- Garnish with 2 maraschino cherries on a cocktail pick.
Highball
Ingredients:
- 2 ounces whiskey of your choice (can be bourbon, rye, Scotch, or anything else)
- Ginger Ale
- Ice cubes
- Lemon slice (optional)
Glassware/Tools:
- Tall highball glass
How to Make:
- Fill glass 2/3 with ice cubes.
- Add 2 ounces of whiskey, and then fill the glass mostly to the top with ginger ale.
- Optionally, garnish with a thin lemon slice.
The Godfather
Ingredients:
- 2 ounces Scotch
- 1 1/2 ounces Amaretto
- Ice cubes (or one large ice ball, optionally)
- Orange peel
Glassware/Tools:
- Rocks glass
How to Make:
- Place ice into glass. Add 2 ounces of Scotch and 1 1/2 ounces of Amaretto.
- Stir. Twist orange peel over glass to release oils, and rub the rim of the glass with it. Place orange peel into glass.
Hot Toddy
Ingredients:
- 1 cup water
- 1 black tea bag
- 1 Tablespoon honey
- 1 Tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 1/2 ounces whiskey (blended Irish whisky is commonly used)
- 1 cinnamon stick
- Half-slice of lemon
Glassware/Tools:
- Glass mug
- Knife
- Kettle to heat water
How to Make:
- In a separate glass, combine 1 cup of hot water with 1 teabag, and allow to steep for a few minutes.
- In the meantime, fill your hot toddy mug with hot water to heat the mug until ready for use.
- When the tea is finished steeping, empty the hot water from the toddy mug.
- To the toddy mug, add 1 Tablespoon honey and 1 Tablespoon lemon juice. Then add 1 1/2 ounces of whiskey.
- Discard tea bag, and pour the brewed tea into the toddy mug.
- Garnish by placing 1 cinnamon stick and a half-slice of lemon into the mug.
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