Cocktail Recipes

Classic Cocktails for Whiskey

The Old Fashioned

- 2 oz of 100 proof or higher bourbon or rye of choice.

- .75 oz Brown sugar simple syrup

- 3 dashes of Angostura bitters

- Express an orange for garnish

- 1 Luxardo cherry (anything else is subpar)

Put everything except orange and cherry in a mixing glass with some ice, stir no less than 20 times, strain and pour in a rocks glass

over a large cube. Express orange, rub the rim, add cherry and enjoy.

The Whiskey Sour

- 1.75 oz of 100 proof or higher bourbon or rye of choice.

- 1 oz Brown sugar simple syrup

- 1 oz lemon juice or lime juice (I like Lakewood organic pure lime juice, not concentrated)

- 1 egg white

Add everything into a shaker with 1 ice cube. Shake vigorously until ice is gone.

Strain and pour in a coup or martini glass, drop 2 -4 drops of Angostura bitters on the foam

The Red Raider

- 2 oz of 100 proof or higher bourbon or rye of choice.

- .75 oz Cointreau or triple sec

- .75 oz lemon juice

- .50 oz grenadine

- Ginger Ale or Sprite (Bundaberg Ginger Ale is my preference)

Add everything into a shaker with ice. Shake vigorously for 10-15 seconds, strain and pour into a rocks glass, garnish with a lemon and

a splash of ginger ale or sprite

The Bourbon Peach Smash

- 1.5 oz of 100 proof or higher bourbon or rye of choice.

- .75 oz Real Peach Syrup

- 2 oz Lemonade (choose your favorite, I use the Simply Lemonade)

- .25 oz lemon juice

- 1 oz Ginger Ale

- 1 Peeled Peach slice

Muddle the peach slice in a highball glass add the rest of the ingredients except ginger ale, add ice, stir well, top with ginger ale garnish

with peach ring candy.

The Quiet Professional

- 2 oz of 100 proof or higher bourbon or rye of choice.

- 1 oz Amaretto

- .75 oz Maple Syrup or Brown sugar simple syrup

- 3 dashes of Angostura bitters

- Express a lemon for garnish

- 1 Luxardo cherry (anything else is subpar)

Put everything except lemon and cherry in a mixing glass with some ice, stir no less than 20 times, strain and pour in a rocks glass over

a large cube. Express lemon, rub the rim, add cherry and enjoy.

The Kentucky Mule

- 2 oz bourbon

- .25 oz simple syrup

- .50 oz lime juice

- Ginger Ale

Put bourbon, lime, and simple syrup in a glass with crushed ice, top with ginger ale, stir to combine.

Take favorite bourbon, pour over ice, and serve.