Classic Margarita The very best classic margarita: lime,
tequila and Cointreau. Perfection! And here are 10+
more ways to make a margarita.
Best Gin and Tonic Here are the keys to the very best
gin and tonic, the most refreshing 2–ingredient
cocktail! A few secrets take this crisp, botanical drink
over the top.
Tom Collins Cocktail This popular sweet sour cocktail
is light and bubbly! Don’t forget the cherry.
Prosecco Mimosa Here’s the best mimosa recipe! This
one’s made with Italian Prosecco, orange juice, and a
dash of Cointreau for the perfect bubbly tart flavor.
Classic Old Fashioned The oldest cocktail there is! The
classic method uses a sugar cube, bitters, and bourbon
whiskey for a truly timeless drink. Or browse all our
best bourbon cocktails.
WHISKEY SOUR*****************************
 2 ounces (4 tablespoons) bourbon whiskey*
 1 ounce (2 tablespoons) fresh
lemon juice
 ¾ ounce (1 ½ tablespoons)
pure maple syrup (or simple
syrup)
 Garnish: Orange peel and a
cocktail cherry
 Ice, for serving
Add the bourbon whiskey, lemon juice, and syrup to a
cocktail shaker. Fill with a handful of ice and shake
until very cold.
Strain the drink into a lowball or Old Fashioned glass.
Serve with ice, an orange peel and a cocktail cherry.
WHISKEY SMASH****************************
 2 ounces (4 tablespoons) whiskey
 1/4 lemon, sliced into 2 wedges
 5 large mint leaves
 1 ounce (2 tablespoons) simple
syrup or maple syrup
 Soda water, for serving
 Crushed ice, for serving
Place the mint leaves in a cocktail shaker. Muddle 4 to
5 times to extract flavor. Add the lemon wedges and
muddle again.
Add the whiskey and simple syrup and fill the shaker
with ice. Shake until cold and strain into a glass. If
desired, add a splash of soda water. Serve with crushed
ice.
WHISKEY
HIGHBALL****************************
 2 ounces whiskey (bourbon, rye,
Scotch, or Japanese whiskey)
 4 ounces soda water (or ginger
ale or ginger beer, for a sweeter
spin*)
 Lemon wedge
 Ice, for serving (try clear ice!)
Fill a glass with ice. Pour in the whiskey and soda
water and stir gently.
Squeeze in the lemon wedge and serve.
CLASSIC OLD
FASHIONED**********************
 1 sugar cube (1 teaspoon
sugar)
 4 dashes Angostura bitters
 ½ teaspoon water
 2 ounces (4 tablespoons)
bourbon or rye whiskey
 Orange peel
 Cocktail cherry, for garnish (optional)
 Large clear ice cube, for serving
Place the sugar cube in a lowball glass and add the
bitters. Add the water and mash and swirl it with a
muddler or wooden spoon until the sugar is mostly
dissolved.
Add the whiskey and swirl to combine. Add a large ice
cube.
Use a knife to remove a 1” wide strip of the orange
peel. Squeeze the orange peel into the drink to release
the oils. Gently run the peel around the edge of the
glass, then place it in the glass. If desired, garnish with
a cocktail cherry for additional sweetness.
MANHATTAN
COCKTAIL**************************
 2 ounces* rye whiskey (or bourbon)
 1 ounce sweet red vermouth
 3 dashes Angostura or
orange bitters
 Luxardo cherry, for garnish
Combine the whiskey, vermouth
and bitters in a cocktail mixing
glass (or any other type of glass).
Fill the mixing glass with 1 handful ice and stir
continuously for 30 seconds.
Strain into a coupe or cocktail glass. Garnish with a
cherry and serve.
Manhattan variations************************
 Bourbon Manhattan Use bourbon for a sweeter
Manhattan with notes of oak and vanilla.
 Brandy Manhattan A sophisticated spin on the
classic cocktail recipe using brandy or Cognac.
 Black Manhattan Swap in an Italian amaro for the
sweet vermouth.
 Rob Roy Make a Manhattan with Scotch instead
of rye whiskey.
 Brooklyn A unique spin with Maraschino liqueur
and bitters.
 Revolver A tasty variation with Tia Maria coffee
liqueur.
 Martinez A gin version of a Manhattan using
Maraschino liqueur.
BOULEVARDIER COCKTAIL*******************
 1 ½ ounces (3 tablespoons)
bourbon whiskey
 1 ounce (2 tablespoons)
sweet or semi-sweet red
vermouth
 1 ounce (2 tablespoons)
Campari
 Ice, for serving (try clear
ice!)
 For the garnish: Orange peel
Combine the bourbon whiskey, sweet vermouth, and
Campari in a cocktail mixing glass (or any other type of
glass). Fill the mixing glass with 1 handful ice and stir
continuously for 30 seconds.
Add ice to a lowball glass, and strain the drink into the
glass (or you can use a cocktail glass without ice).
Use a knife to remove a 1″ wide strip of the orange
peel. Squeeze the orange peel into the drink to release
the oils. Gently run the peel around the edge of the
glass, then place it in the glass and serve.
IRISH
MULE**************************
******
 2 ounces (¼ cup) Irish whiskey
 ½ ounce (1 tablespoon) fresh lime
juice
 4 ounces (½ cup) ginger beer
 For serving: ice, lime wedge, fresh mint
In a copper mug or glass, pour in the Irish whiskey,
lime juice, and ginger beer.
Add ice and garnish with a lime slice. Serve
immediately.
CLASSIC MINT JULEP***********************
 6 mint leaves, plus more for
garnish
 ½ ounce (1 tablespoon) water
 ½ ounce (1 tablespoon) simple
syrup
 2 ½ ounces (5 tablespoons)
bourbon whiskey
 Crushed ice, for serving
Add the mint, water and simple syrup to the bottom of a
glass and muddle (mash gently) several times with a
cocktail muddler or wooden spoon.
Fill the glass with crushed ice and pour the bourbon
over the top. Stir gently to combine. Garnish with
additional mint leaves.
PAPER PLANE COCKTAIL********************
 1 ounce (2 tablespoons)
bourbon whiskey
 1 ounce (2 tablespoons)
Aperol
 1 ounce (2 tablespoons)
Italian amaro (like Nonino
Quintessentia or other brand)
 1 ounce (2 tablespoons) fresh lemon juice
 For the garnish: Lemon peel
Add the bourbon, Aperol, amaro, and lemon juice to a
cocktail shaker. Fill it with ice and shake it until cold.
Strain into a cocktail glass. If desired, garnish with a
lemon peel.
GOLD RUSH COCKTAIL*********************’
 2 ounces (4 tablespoons) bourbon
 1 ounce (2 tablespoons) fresh lemon juice
 ¾ ounce (1 ½ tablespoons) honey syrup
 For the garnish: lemon wedge
Add the bourbon, lemon juice, and
honey syrup to a cocktail shaker. Fill
with a handful of ice and shake until
very cold.
Strain the drink into a lowball or Old Fashioned glass.  3 ounces (6 tablespoons) whole milk
Serve with ice and a lemon wedge.  1 ½ ounces (3 tablespoons) bourbon whiskey
NEW YORK  ½ ounce (1 tablespoon) brandy
SOUR*******************************  ½ ounce (1 tablespoon) simple syrup
 2 ounces (4 tablespoons) bourbon whiskey  ½ teaspoon vanilla
 1 ounce ( 2 tablespoons) lemon juice  For the garnish: grated nutmeg, star anise
 ½ ounce (1 tablespoon) maple syrup or simple (optional)
syrup Add all ingredients to a cocktail shaker. Fill it with ice
 1 ounce (2 tablespoons) dry red wine and shake it until cold.
 Optional garnish: lemon twist Strain the drink into a lowball glass. Garnish with
Add the bourbon, lemon juice, and syrup to a cocktail freshly grated nutmeg and if desired, star anise.
shaker and fill it with a handful of ice. Shake until very
cold.
Cocktail
Strain the drink into an ice-filled lowball or Old Ingredients Instructions
Name
Fashioned glass.
Carefully pour the red wine over the back of a spoon 1. Muddle the
just above the surface of the drink, creating a layer on sugar cube and
top. Serve with a lemon twist if desired. bitters in a glass.
2 oz whiskey,
IRISH 2. Add whiskey
1 sugar cube,
COFFEE********************************** and stir until sugar
2 dashes
 6 ounces hot coffee Old dissolves.
Angostura
 1 teaspoon sugar Fashioned 3. Add ice and
bitters, orange
 1 ½ ounces Irish whiskey: Jameson or other garnish with an
twist, ice, club
 Sweetened whipped cream, whipped to soft peaks orange twist.
soda (optional)
(or vegan whipped cream for dairy-free) 4. Optionally, top
Make the coffee, using your favorite method. with a splash of
Make the homemade whipped cream, making sure to club soda.
whip to soft peaks.
Add the coffee to a glass or Irish coffee mug, leaving 1. Fill a shaker
about an inch at the top for cream. Stir in the sugar and with ice.
whiskey until the sugar dissolves. 2. Add whiskey,
Gently float the whipped cream on top using the back 2 oz whiskey, lemon juice, and
of a spoon. 3/4 oz lemon simple syrup.
BOURBON juice, 3. Shake well to
Whiskey
SIDECAR*************************** 3/4 oz simple combine.
Sour
2 ounces (4 tablespoons) bourbon whiskey* syrup, cherry and 4. Strain into a
1 ounce (2 tablespoons) Cointreau lemon slice for glass over fresh
½ ounce (1 tablespoons) lemon juice garnish, ice ice.
1 teaspoon simple syrup 5. Garnish with a
For the garnish: lemon twist or lemon peel cherry and lemon
Place all ingredients in a cocktail shaker with a handful slice.
of ice and shake until cold.
Manhattan 2 oz whiskey, 1. Fill a mixing
Strain the drink into a cocktail glass. Garnish with a
1 oz sweet glass with ice.
lemon twist or orange twist.
vermouth, 2. Add whiskey,
MILK PUNCH********************************
 sweet vermouth, orange twist.
and bitters.
3. Stir well to 1. Muddle the mint
2 dashes leaves, lemon
combine.
Angostura juice, and simple
4. Strain into a 2 oz whiskey,
bitters, cherry for syrup in a shaker.
chilled cocktail 3/4 oz lemon
garnish, ice 2. Add whiskey
glass. juice,
5. Garnish with a and fill the shaker
3/4 oz simple
cherry. with crushed ice.
Whiskey syrup,
3. Shake
Smash 4-6 fresh mint
1. Muddle the mint vigorously.
leaves, lemon
leaves and simple 4. Strain into a
slice and mint
2 1/2 oz syrup in a glass. glass filled with
sprig for garnish,
whiskey, 2. Fill the glass crushed ice.
crushed ice
8-10 fresh mint with crushed ice. 5. Garnish with a
Mint Julep leaves, 3. Add whiskey lemon slice and
1/2 oz simple and stir well. mint sprig.
syrup, crushed 4. Garnish with a
ice mint sprig. 1. Fill a glass with
5. Optionally, ice.
2 oz Scotch
serve with a straw. 2. Add Scotch
whiskey,
whiskey and
3/4 oz Drambuie
1. Preheat a glass Rusty Nail Drambuie.
liqueur, lemon
with hot water, 3. Stir gently to
twist for garnish,
then discard the combine.
1 1/2 oz Irish ice
water. 4. Garnish with a
whiskey,
2. Add hot coffee lemon twist.
6 oz hot coffee,
Irish Coffee and dissolve sugar.
1 oz sugar, 1. Fill a glass with
3. Stir in Irish
whipped cream ice.
whiskey until well
for topping 2. Add Irish
combined. 2 oz Irish
4. Top with whiskey and lime
whiskey,
whipped cream. juice.
4 oz ginger beer,
Irish Mule 3. Stir gently to
1/2 oz lime juice,
Boulevardie 1 1/2 oz 1. Fill a mixing combine.
lime wedge for
r whiskey, glass with ice. 4. Top with ginger
garnish, ice
1 oz sweet 2. Add whiskey, beer.
vermouth, sweet vermouth, 5. Garnish with a
1 oz Campari, and Campari. lime wedge.
orange twist for 3. Stir well to
garnish, ice combine. Sazerac 2 oz rye 1. Rinse a chilled
4. Strain into a whiskey, glass with
chilled cocktail 1 sugar cube, absinthe, then
glass. 2 dashes discard the excess.
5. Garnish with an Peychaud's 2. Muddle the

bitters, absinthe dissolves.
rinse, lemon
twist for garnish, rinsed glass with
ice
Mint Julep:
 2 1/2 oz whiskey
 8-10 fresh mint leaves
 1/2 oz simple syrup & Crushed ice
Rusty Nail:
 2 oz Scotch whiskey
 3/4 oz Drambuie liqueur
 Lemon twist for garnish
Irish Mule:
 2 oz Irish whiskey
 4 oz ginger beer
 1/2 oz lime juice
 Lime wedge for garnish
Kentucky Mule:
 2 oz bourbon whiskey
 4 oz ginger beer
 1/2 oz lime juice
 Lime wedge for garnish
Irish Car Bomb:
 3/4 oz Irish whiskey
 1/2 pint Irish stout beer
 1/2 oz Irish cream liqueur
 Whiskey Ginger:
 2 oz whiskey
 4 oz ginger ale
 Lime wedge for garnish
Hot Toddy:
 2 oz whiskey
 1 tbsp honey
 3/4 oz lemon juice
sugar cube and
 Hot water
bitters in a separate
 Lemon slice and cinnamon stick for garnish
glass.
3. Add rye whiskey
Penicillin:
and stir until sugar
 2 oz blended Scotch whiskey
 3/4 oz lemon juice
4. Fill the absinthe-
 3/4 oz honey syrup
 1/4 oz Islay single malt Scotch whiskey (float on
ice.
top)
5. Strain the
 Fresh ginger (optional)
whiskey mixture
into the glass.
Whiskey Collins:
6. Garnish with a
 2 oz whiskey
lemon twist.
 1 oz lemon juice
 3/4 oz simple syrup
 Club soda
 Lemon slice and cherry for garnish
Lynchburg Lemonade:
 1 1/2 oz whiskey (preferably Jack Daniel's)
 1 oz triple sec
 1/2 oz lemon juice
 4 oz lemon-lime soda
 Lemon slice for garnish
Black Manhattan:
 2 oz bourbon whiskey
 1 oz Averna amaro
 2 dashes Angostura bitters
 Cherry for garnish
Irish Buck:
 2 oz Irish whiskey
 3/4 oz lime juice
 Ginger ale or ginger beer
 Lime wedge for garnish
Whiskey Cobbler:
 2 oz whiskey
 1 oz orange liqueur (such as Cointreau or Grand
Marnier)
 1/2 oz lemon juice
 1/2 oz simple syrup
 Seasonal fruits (e.g., orange slices, berries) for
 muddling and garnish Vieux Carré:
 Mint sprig for garnish & Crushed ice  3/4 oz rye whiskey
 3/4 oz Cognac
Whiskey and Coke:  3/4 oz sweet vermouth
 2 oz whiskey  1/4 oz Bénédictine liqueur
 Coca-Cola (to fill)  2 dashes Angostura bitters
 Lime wedge for garnish (optional)  2 dashes Peychaud's bitters
 Lemon twist for garnish
Brooklyn Cocktail:
 2 oz rye whiskey Blood and Sand Cocktail:
 1 oz dry vermouth  3/4 oz Scotch whiskey
 1/4 oz maraschino liqueur  3/4 oz sweet vermouth
 1/4 oz Amer Picon or Torani Amer (substitute: 2  3/4 oz cherry brandy
dashes Angostura bitters)  3/4 oz orange juice
 Cherry for garnish  Orange twist for garnish

Sazerac Cocktail: Godfather Cocktail:

 2 oz rye whiskey  1 1/2 oz Scotch whiskey
 1 sugar cube  3/4 oz amaretto liqueur
 2 dashes Peychaud's bitters
 Absinthe rinse Penicillin Cocktail:
 Lemon twist for garnish  2 oz blended Scotch whiskey
 3/4 oz lemon juice
La Louisiane:  3/4 oz honey syrup
 1 1/2 oz rye whiskey  1/4 oz Islay single malt Scotch whiskey (float on
 3/4 oz sweet vermouth top)
 3/4 oz Bénédictine liqueur  Fresh ginger (optional)
 3 dashes Peychaud's bitters
 3 dashes absinthe or Herbsaint Rusty Nail:
 Cherry for garnish  2 oz Scotch whiskey
 Lemon twist for garnish  3/4 oz Drambuie liqueur
 Lemon twist for garnish
Old Pal Cocktail:
 1 1/2 oz rye whiskey
 3/4 oz dry vermouth
 3/4 oz Campari
 Lemon twist for garnish

Toronto Cocktail:
 2 oz rye whiskey
 3/4 oz Fernet-Branca
 1/4 oz simple syrup
 Angostura bitters (optional)
 Orange twist for garnish