Category: Whiskey (blended)

Daily Mix / Grapefruit Juice / Scotch / St-Germain (elderflower) / Whiskey (blended)

Cooper

The COOPER is a combo of Irish whiskey, St-Germain elderflower liqueur and a hint of Laphroaig scotch. It’s a “tasty and tough” cocktail pour from the ingenious folks at one of Pittsburgh’s popular Strip District restaurants, Bar Marco. Recipe is...

Daily Mix / Scotch / Shots on Saturday / Whiskey (blended)

Japanese Whisky

“It’s less sweet than bourbon but not as powerful and peaty as some Scotches, striking an appealing balance,” say some reviewers of Japanese whiskies. In 2003’s film Lost In Translation, Bill Murray portrayed a middle-aged actor hired to be in...

Aperol/Campari/Cynar / Daily Mix / Grenadine / Scotch / Whiskey (blended)

Cave Creek

The CAVE CREEK cocktail has a similar theme as the Boulevardier, but balances the Campari with grenadine, and substitutes rye and Scotch whisky for bourbon. Nate Dumas, at the Shanty (NY Distilling Co., Brooklyn, NY), originally mixed it to be...

Bitters / Daily Mix / Grapefruit Juice / Grenadine / Whiskey (blended)

Blinker

The BLINKER is one of the few cocktails that uses grapefruit juice. It’s a medium-strength alternative to having a Boulevardier if you have no Campari. It’s simple to make, easy to remember, and a very nice way to use rye...

Cointreau (orange liqueur) / Daily Mix / Seasonal Sunday / Whiskey (blended)

Irish Sidecar

IRISH SIDECAR: Instead of mixing your Sidecar cocktail with cognac or brandy, celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day or any day by substituting with Irish Whiskey. Irish whiskey is noted for being light and smooth because it’s triple distilled and is made...

Bourbon / Daily Mix / Seasonal Sunday / Shots on Saturday / Whiskey (blended)

New York Sour – Shots

I’ve always tested new mixes with shot-equivalent portions . Truthfully, I sometimes enjoy these “shots” more than drinking out of the correct glassware, maybe because I know it’s freshly shaken and I can go back to another fresh portion whenever....

Bourbon / Daily Mix / Throwback Thursday / Whiskey (blended)

Old-Fashioned

The OLD FASHIONED is still a favorite 200 years after being introduced. It’s one of the simplest to make, but might have been the first step into the world of mixed drinks.  It props up your favorite whiskey-rocks drink with...

Bitters / Bourbon / Daily Mix / Maraschino / Throwback Thursday / Vermouth (sweet & dry) / Whiskey (blended)

Manhattan (Classic)

Like the martini, the MANHATTAN can be custom-mixed by preference or mood. Those who are constitutionally opposed to the sweeter version can choose a rye whiskey or a dry vermouth. The classic version allows your choice of bourbon, rye or...

Aperol/Campari/Cynar / Bourbon / Daily Mix / Throwback Thursday / Vermouth (sweet & dry) / Whiskey (blended)

Boulevardier

When the Negroni switches out gin for whiskey, it becomes the Boulevardier (“boo- lah-var-dee-ay”). It’s 100-year anniversary can be traced back to an American writer and publisher for The Boulevardier magazine in 1920’s Paris, Erskine Gwynne. The cocktail has an...

Commentary / Daily Mix / Rum / Whiskey (blended)

Colonial Drinking – 1776

Beer, cider, rum, wine, brandy and whiskey: Those were the main options to a group of people who craved their alcoholic beverages. And although they far out-drank us, largely because drinking beer or wine for dinner was much more preferred...