10 Whiskey Cocktails, From Old Fashioned to Paper Plane

Find a new way to enjoy whiskey

These ten recipes show how whiskey changes with bitters, vermouth, citrus, mint, honey, and coffee. The collection includes bourbon, rye, Irish whiskey, and Scotch-style whisky recipes. Use the bottle specified in each recipe when you want to match its intended flavor.

Stirred, shaken, or built over ice

Old Fashioned keeps bourbon at the center with sugar and bitters. Manhattan uses rye and sweet vermouth; Boulevardier adds Campari to bourbon and vermouth. Whiskey Sour combines bourbon, lemon, syrup, bitters, and egg white for a foamy finish. Paper Plane is an equal-parts bourbon, amaro, Aperol, and lemon cocktail. Mint Julep pairs bourbon with mint over crushed ice.

Try a different finish

Penicillin brings ginger liqueur, lemon, and honey syrup to whisky. Scotch Whisky Highball is whisky and soda, while Godfather adds amaretto. Irish Coffee offers hot coffee, Irish whiskey, brown sugar, and cream. Choose a method and flavor first, then follow the recipe's measurements.