8 Easy Whiskey Cocktails to Make at Home | Whiskey Drinks for Beginners

Learn how to make some of the best easy whiskey cocktails with this easy-to-follow cocktail recipe video from Cocktail Minute! Grab your favorite Bourbon, Rye, and a cocktail shaker, and let’s get mixing. Get ready to impress yourself and your friends with these 8 easy whiskey cocktail recipes to make at home.

These 8 whiskey drinks for beginners are a great introduction to whiskey cocktails, so if you’re new to mixology, you’ve come to the right place. At Cocktail Minute, we try to make cocktail recipes as simple as possible, so let us know if there’s any way we can improve!

Easily navigate through this whiskey cocktail video by using the timestamps below:

0:00 Strawberry Basil Whiskey Smash
2:02 Hot Apple Toddy
3:16 Halekulani
4:51 Mint Julep
6:07 Paper Plane
7:09 Manhattan
8:28 New York Sour
9:38 Blackberry Mint Whiskey Smash

When in doubt, I use Buffalo Trace Bourbon, but this video also features Woodford Reserve and Four Roses Bourbon as well. For Rye whiskey, especially in Manhattans, I use Rittenhouse Rye.

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