Whisky Cocktails

About Whisky
Whisky can be made anywhere there is access to grain and suitable water supply. All whisky, whether Scotch, Irish, Rye, Bourbon, or Canadian is a spirit distilled from a fermented grain mash

It may be barley, maize, oats or rye or any other. It is often claimed that the water is the most crucial element in determining the quality. Good whisky is matured for a number of years before being bottled . Scotch, and Irish are matured in sherry casks, American in charred oak barrels. Once it is bottled the maturing process stops. Each brand will be blended to a specific formula. Some may contain as many as 50 different whiskies.

There are two kinds of Scotch whisky. Malt whisky which is made from malted barley only, and grain whisky which is made from maize, oats etc. with a portion of malted barley. Though Scotch whisky may be more famous it is not the birthplace of whisky. It is generally accepted that Ireland is the birthplace.

Bourbon is made from at least 51% maize, and is usually bottled straight.

Most whisky’s called Rye are a blend of whisky and neutral spirits.

Purely as a matter of custom the Irish and U.S.A are called whiskey with an e the Scotch and Canadian whisky without the e

The whisky of the connoisseur is malt; particularly single malt this is not the whisky to use in cocktails. As most whisky cocktails originated in the U.S.A Bourbon or Rye would be used or the Scotch grain whisky, and Irish whiskey.

Blackthorn
1 ½ fluid oz Irish whiskey

1 Fluid oz dry vermouth

Dash anisette

2 ice cubes

Put ice into glass add rest of ingredients stir and serve.

Blarney
1 ½ fluid oz Irish whiskey

1 fluid oz sweet vermouth

2 dashes green crème de menthe

1 green cherry

2 cracked ice cubes

Put ice into shaker add whiskey, vermouth, crème de menthe shake to mix strain into glass decorate with cherry and serve.

Brainstorm
1 ½ fluid oz Irish whisky

3 teaspoons dry vermouth

3 teaspoons Benedictine

Twist of orange peel

3 ice cubes

Put ice into glass, and pour over whiskey vermouth and Benedictine add orange peel stir and serve with stirrer.

Capricorn
1 ½ fluid oz Bourbon whiskey

¾ fluid oz apricot brandy

¾ fluid oz lemon juice

2 fluid oz unsweetened orange juice

1 slice orange

4 ice cracked cubes

Put half the ice into shaker add the whiskey, brandy, lemon and orange juice, shake to mix. Put rest of ice into glass, strain in cocktail decorate with orange and serve.

Club
1 ½ fluid oz scotch whisky

2 dashes angostura bitters

1 dash grenadine

1 cocktail cherry

Twist of lemon peel

3 cracked ice cubes

Put ice into mixing glass add bitters, whisky, and grenadine, stir. Strain into glass decorate with cherry and lemon peel. Serve.

God father
1 ½ fluid oz Scotch whisky

1 ½ fluid oz Amaretto de Saronno

2 ice cubes

Put ice into glass, pour over whisky and Amaretto stir and serve.

Manhattan (sweet)

3 fluid oz rye whisky

1 ½ fluid oz sweet vermouth

Dash angostura bitters

1 cocktail cherry

Strip of lemon peel

A little cracked ice

Mix whisky, vermouth and bitters in mixing glass. Put ice into serving glass pour the cocktail over stir once. Decorate with cherry and peel serve.

Substituting dry vermouth for the sweet To make a dry version.

Mint julep
1 ½ fluid oz Bourbon whiskey

1 tablespoon Soda water

½ teaspoon Castor sugar

3 sprigs mint

2-3 crushed ice cubes

1 sprig of mint

Put the mint into serving glass and crush rub around the glass. Discard mint. Put sugar into glass and dissolve with Soda water, add ice, and pour over Bourbon decorate with sprig of mint serve. Do not stir.

Old- Fashioned
1 ½ fluid oz rye whiskey

1-2 drops Angostura bitters

1 sugar lump

½ slice orange

1-2 ice cubes

Put sugar into serving glass, add bitters and stir until sugar has dissolved. Add ice and stir to coat. Pour whiskey over, lightly stir, and float orange on top serve.

Rob Roy

2 fluid oz Scotch whisky

1fluid oz dry vermouth

Dash angostura bitters

Twist of lemon peel

1 cracked ice cube

Put ice into mixing glass, add whisky, vermouth and bitters stir strain into glass decorate with twist of lemon and serve.

Royal Scot

1 ½ fluid oz Scotch whisky

¾ fluid oz drambuie

¾ fluid oz green chartreuse

1 cocktail cherry

3 cracked ice cubes

Put ice into shaker add whisky, dranbuie, and chartreuse. Shake to mix, strain into glass decorate with cherry and serve.

Rusty nail

1 ½ fluid oz Scotch whisky

¾ fluid oz Drambuie

2-3 ice cubes

Twist of lemon peel

Put ice into serving glass, and pour whisky over. Drizzle Drambuie over back of teaspoon on top of whisky. Decorate with twist of lemon peel, and serve.

Shamrock

1 fluid oz Irish whiskey

1 fluid oz sweet vermouth

3 dashes green crème de menthe

3 dashes green chartreuse

2-3 cracked ice cubes

Put ice cubes into mixing glass add rest of ingredients stir. Pour into glass and serve .

Santa Anita

1 ½ fluid Scotch whisky

A little crushed ice

Twist of lemon peel

Put ice into shaker add whisky, shake to mix pour unstrained into glass. Decorate with lemon and serve.

Scotch mist

1 ½ fluid oz Scotch whisky

Twist of lemon peel

Crushed ice

Fill serving glass ¾ full of crushed ice. Pour the scotch over decorate with lemon peel serve with straws.

Whisky daisy
1 ½ fluid oz scotch whisky

1 teaspoon Pernod

2 dashes grenadine

Soda water

1 slice lemon

3 ice cracked cubes

Put ice into shaker add egg white, lemon juice, whisky, Pernod and grenadine shake to mix. Strain into glass top up with Soda water decorate with lemon and serve.

Whisky Mac
1 ½ fluid oz Scotch whisky

1 ½ fluid oz ginger wine

2-3 ice cubes

Put ice cubes into serving glass pour whisky over add ginger wine and serve

Zazarac
1 ½ fluid oz of Bourbon

1 dash pernod

1 sugar lump

1 teaspoon water

2 dashes Peychaud bitters

Twist of lemon peel

1 ice cube

Using two whisky tumblers. Muddle the sugar, water and bitters in one glass add Bourbon stir. In other glass put 2-3 drops pernod roll around glass. Rub the rim of the glass with wet cork from pernod bottle add ice. Pour contents of first glass into second. Decorate with lemon peel and serve.