Whisky-based Cocktail Recipes, New Year’s Eve Cocktail Party
Manhattan
Considered the classic of the whisky drinks, the Manhattan was named after the New York locality where it was first drunk in the 1890s.
2 measures rye 1 measure sweet vermouth 1 dash Angostura bitters Cocktail Cherry Twist of lemon peel (optional)
Stir the rye and sweet vermouth with a dash of Angostura bitters and garnish with a cherry. T make a dry Manhattan, replace the sweet vermouth with the dry; and for a perfect Manhattan use half sweet and half dry vermouth and garnish with a cherry and a twist of lemon peel.
Golden Glow
1 1/2 oz bourbon 1/2 Jamaica rum 2 oz orange 1 tsp lemon juice Falernum or sugar syrup to taste dash grenadine
Mix all ingredients except grenadine in a shaker, pour into a cocktail glass. Top up with grenadine.
Rusty Nail
An all-time favorite with Scotch drinkers. In Britain, this drink is usually prepared without ice and served at room temperature.
2 measures scotch 1 measure Drambui Twist of lemon peel
Pour the Scotch and Drambui into a glass, with or without ice cubes as preferred. Drop in a twist of lemon to garnish.
Canadian Whisky Cocktail
2 oz bourbon 2 dashes orange bitters sugar syrup to taste twist of lemon
Shake & strain into a cocktail glass and serve with a twist of lemon.
Old-Fashioned
This drink is not too hard to make, and is generally served in a Old-Fashioned glass. A venerable drink with a long history, so familiar that one of the glasses which is still a standard today carries its name.
1 lump sugar, saturated with bitters Splash of soda 1 slice orange, 1 cherry, and ice cubes
Over a teaspoon of sugar add a couple of dashes of Angostura bitters and a little water. Stir to dissolve the sugar and fill the glass with ice. Top up with rye, decorate with a cherry and a twist of lemon peel, or a slice of orange. Serve with a stirrer.
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