Whisky-based Cocktails

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.