A whiskey cocktail is a cocktail that includes whiskey. Although whiskey is often served neat or on the rocks,^[1] it is used in many classic cocktails such as the Old Fashioned, Manhattan, and Julep.^[2] Some specifically call for Scotch whisky or bourbon whiskey.

Examples

Duos

• Angry Granny (whiskey and red Gatorade)^[3]
• Whiskey highball (whisky and ginger ale)
• Godfather (Scotch whisky and amaretto)
• Rusty Nail (Scotch whisky and Drambuie liqueur)
• Bourbon and Coke
• 7 and 7 (Seagram's Seven Crown and 7Up)
• Crowbar (Crown Royal whiskey and lemon-lime soda)^[4]
• Bure Royal (90% whiskey and 10% licor 43 in a short glass full with ice)^{[citation needed]}

Trios

• Blinker (rye whiskey, grapefruit juice, grenadine)^[5]
• Rob Roy (Scotch whisky, sweet vermouth, Angostura bitters)^[6]
• Boulevardier (Bourbon, Campari, sweet red vermouth)^[7]
• Bourbon rickey (bourbon, lime juice, and sparkling water)^[8]
• Brown Derby (bourbon, grapefruit juice, honey syrup)
• Hot toddy (bourbon or rye whiskey, cloves, demerara sugar or brown sugar, lemon juice)
• Gold Rush (bourbon, honey syrup, lemon juice)^[9]
• Mint julep (bourbon, simple syrup, mint leaves)^[10]

Other

• Cold toddy (rye whiskey, oranges, lemons, cinnamon sticks, ginger, Earl Grey tea, cloves, honey, and orange or regular bitters)
• Hard cider spritz (rye whiskey, Aperol, dry hard cider, apple cider, lemon juice, club soda)^[11]
• whiskey sour (bourbon or rye whiskey, lemon juice, simple syrup, optional egg white)^[12]
• Blood orange scotch and soda (Scotch, syrup, lime juice, blood orange juice, salt, club soda)^{[citation needed]}
• Libertine (bourbon, simple syrup, rosemary, lemon juice, marmalade, maple syrup, orange juice, egg white)^[13]
• Bourbon lift (bourbon, coffee liqueur, orgeat, heavy cream, club soda)^[14]
• Old Fashioned (bourbon or rye whiskey, sugar, Angostura bitters)^[15]
• Manhattan (bourbon or rye whiskey, sweet vermouth, Angostura bitters)^[16]
• Scofflaw (bourbon or rye whiskey, dry vermouth, lemon juice, grenadine, orange bitters)^[17]
• Double on the Rocks - typically a Double Shot of Whiskey w/ Ice Cubes in a Lowball Glass^{[citation needed]}
• Whiskey Highball - Whiskey & Club Soda in a Highball Glass^{[citation needed]}