Tagged: whisky

Manhattan Minute*

The MANHATTAN MINUTE is self-created and is offered to the home bartender as a Manhattan substitute when preparation-time is short or good sweet vermouth is not available. Aperol replaces the sweet vermouth and bitters which comprise a traditional Manhattan, allowing...

Penicillin

The PENICILLIN cocktail is well worth the fifteen extra minutes it takes to prepare honey-ginger syrup, a key component to this Scotch whisky drink. The Scotch, lemon juice and honey-ginger syrup combo is attributed to a star lower-Manhattan mixologist, Sam...

Mint Julep

The MINT JULEP is best known as the featured beverage at the Kentucky Derby which runs this Saturday, May 7. There are strong opinions on the correct way to mix a Mint Julep, especially in the U.S. south. The Keet’s...

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...

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...

New York Sour

As a nod to the city and the health-care workers who are currently fighting tirelessly against COVID-19, I thought I’d post a cocktail recipe associated with the city — the NEW YORK SOUR. Basically, a Whiskey Sour with a dry...