5 Great American Whiskey Cocktails

Think Bourbon and Rye are just for boozy stirred down cocktails? Think again! Although they are good for those too....

In this episode of Behind the Bar I'm making some of my favourite whiskey cocktails with Aussie / American whiskey expert Fred Siggins.

We make The Toronto:

60ml (2oz) whisky (Canadian Club 20yo)
15ml (1/2oz) Fernet Branca
15ml (1/2 oz) sugar syrup
2 dashes Angostura bitters
Lemon twist garnish




Prep your garnish. Add all ingredients to mixing glass, add ice and stir until chilled and diluted. Strain in to chilled coupe, garnish and serve.

The Brooklyn:

50ml (1 2/3oz) whiskey (Bulleit Rye)
20ml (2/3oz) dry vermouth (Noilly Pratt)
7.5ml (1/4oz) Picon
Amer
5-6ml (a bit more than a barspoon) Luxardo maraschino
Orange twist garnish

Prep your garnish. Add all ingredients to mixing glass, add ice and stir until chilled and diluted. Strain in to chilled coupe, garnish and serve.

The Boulevardier:

40ml (1 1/3oz) whiskey (Woodford Reserve)
20ml (2/3oz) sweet vermouth (Dolin)
20ml (2/3oz) Campari
Orange twist garnish


Prep your garnish. Add all ingredients to mixing glass, add ice and stir until chilled and diluted. Strain over ice in glass, garnish and serve.

The Paper Plane:

20ml (2/3oz) whiskey (Elijah Craig)
20ml (2/3oz) Aperol
20ml (2/3oz) Amaro Nonino (Amaro Montenegro works as well)
20ml (2/3oz) lemon juice

Prep your garnish. Add all ingredients to shaker tin, fill smaller tin full of ice and shake until chilled and diluted. Double strain in to a chilled coupe, garnish and serve.

and The Scofflaw:

50ml (1 2/3oz)whiskey (Wild Turkey Rye)
25ml (5/6oz) dry vermouth (Noilly Pratt)
15ml (1/2oz) lemon juice
10ml (1/3oz) grenadine*
2 dashes orange bitters
Lemon twist garnish

Prep your garnish. Add all ingredients to shaker tin, fill smaller tin full of ice and shake until chilled and diluted. Double strain in to a chilled coupe, garnish and serve.

*grenadine- can be bought but to make at home simply bring equal parts pomegranate juice and sugar to the boil then reduce heat and allow to simmer until syrup consistency (around 10 mins). Adding a little pomegranate molasses and orange blossom water will help the depth of flavour.

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