When you visit a bar, you tend to be unsure of which drink to try or which cocktail to get. In this article we will look at 10 whiskey cocktails you should definitely try.

Whiskey Sours

One of the most popular sour drinks is the Whiskey Sour. The sweetness is offset by the syrup and compliments the tartness of the drink.

Ingredients

Ingredients

Amount

Orange juice concentrate

3 cans

Lemonade concentrate

1 can

Whiskey

2 cups

Water

18 cups

Maraschino cherries

26

Orange slices, to garnish

26

Directions

  1. Take the orange and lemonade concentrate in a punch bowl and mix well with water.

  2. Blend in the whiskey and garnish with cherries and oranges.

Chancellor Cocktail

The Chancellor Cocktail is a dry and mysterious cocktail. It has the Port for the sweetness and Scotch and vermouth for the rye.

Ingredients

Ingredients

Amount

Blended Scotch whiskey

2 ounces

Ruby Port

1 ounce

French vermouth

½ ounce

Orange bitters

2 dashes

Directions

  1. Mix all the ingredients with cracked ice to form a luminous garnet red colored drink.

  2. Strain and serve in chilled cocktail glass.

Old-Fashioned

It is said to be the first drink called "cocktail" and has been served since the year 1880 in Pendennis Club in Louisville Kentucky. This cocktail is the perfect cocktail with traditional ideal ingredients like spirit, sweet, bitter, sour and water.

Ingredients

Ingredients

Amount

Scotch or bourbon

50 ml

Whiskey bitters

2-3 drops

Orange peel, thick sliced

1

Maraschino cherry

1

Sugar syrup

1 teaspoon

Lemon peel twist, to garnish

1

Ice cubes

3

Directions

  1. Squeeze the orange peel and rub it on the inside of the glass, and then place it in the glass.

  2. Add cherry, whiskey bitters, sugar syrup and 3 ice cubes to the glass.

  3. Add 25 ml of scotch or bourbon and stir for 10 seconds.

  4. Add more ice and remaining scotch or bourbon and stir for 10-15 seconds.

  5. Garnish with lemon peel twist.

Manhattan

A classic cocktail and the first one to use vermouth as modifier, Manhattan is one of the finest and oldest cocktails. However, some variations are made as per preference.

Ingredients

Ingredients

Amount

Rye whiskey

2 ounces

Sweet vermouth

½ ounce

Angostura bitters

2-3 dashes

Maraschino cherry

To garnish

Ice cubes

As you like

Directions

  1. Take all the ingredients in a mixing glass with ice cubes.

  2. Mix well and serve in chilled cocktail glass, garnished with cherry.

Original Irish coffee

It is a hot cocktail which combines the robust Irish whiskey with hot, black coffee and has a popularity which rivals Guinness.

Ingredients

Ingredients

Amount

Strong, rich hot coffee

2 ounces

Irish whiskey

1 ounce

Brown sugar

2 teaspoons

Whipped double cream

1 ounce

Directions

  1. Add the sugar in a warm Irish coffee glass or mug and pour the coffee.

  2. Stir to dissolve the sugar and add the Irish whiskey and stir again.

  3. Float the cream on the top and drink the cocktail through the cream.

Rob Roy

This is an iconic cocktail which was created in 1894 in Waldory Astoria, NY. A lot of variations of this cocktail are available and equally popular.

Ingredients

Ingredients

Amount

Blended Scotch

¼ cup

Sweet vermouth

2 tablespoons

Angostura bitters

2 dashes

Maraschino cherry

1

Ice cubes

4

Directions

  1. Pour the Scotch and vermouth in a glass filled with ice cubes.

  2. Add the bitters, stir and garnish with cherry.

Suburban

A very strong cocktail made with whiskey, rum and port, it is also known as a big drink in a small glass. Regarded as not something for a faint heart, the drink will not be wanted for those who intend to have a relaxing weekend.

Ingredients

Ingredients

Amount

Bourbon

3 parts

Dark rum

1 part

Port

1 part

Angostura bitters

2-3 bitters

Ice cubes

As required

Directions

  1. Fill quarter of a shaker with ice cubes and add the bitters, followed by port, rum and bourbon.

  2. Close the shaker and mix well for about 15 seconds until it is well-blended.

  3. Take 2-3 ice cubes in a glass and pour the drink in it.

Blood and Sand

This is a classic cocktail invented in 1922 and was named after the Rudolph Valentino movie. It is a scotch based cocktail that uses orange juice.

Ingredients

Ingredients

Amount

Scotch (i.e. Johnnie Walker Black)

¾ ounce

Cherry liqueur

¾ ounce

Sweet vermouth

¾ ounce

Orange juice

¾ ounce

Orange zest

1 thin strip

Ice cubes

As you like

  1. Fill a cocktail shaker with ice and pour in the scotch, liqueur, vermouth and orange juice.

  2. Shake, strain and serve in a martini glass, and garnish with orange zest.

Seven and Seven

The ingredients used are very specific and it does not work well with any other combination. A good cocktail to enjoy the Canadian whiskey.

Ingredients

Ingredients

Amount

Seagram’s 7 crown whiskey

2 ounces

7-up

1 can

Lemon wedge

Garnish

Directions

  1. Take ice in a highball glass and pour the Whiskey in it.

  2. Top it up with the 7-up and garnish with a lemon wedge.

Sazerac

Sazerac is a cocktail made from rye whiskey and is served in old-fashioned glass and has a lingering scent and flavor of anise due to absinthe.

Ingredients

Ingredients

Amount

Rye whiskey

2 ounces

Splash Herbsaint / Pernod

½ teaspoon

Peychaud bitters

4 dashes

Sugar

1 cube

Splash water

½ teaspoon

Ice cubes

As required

Lemon peel

To garnish

Directions

  1. Muddle sugar, bitter and water well until sugar dissolves.

  2. Add whiskey and ice and then stir well. Add Herbsaint in a chilled glass and turn the glass around so that it coats the interiors of the glass

  3. Add the mixture from the first glass and garnish with lemon peel.

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