Whiskey Recipes
Whiskey or whisky—no matter how you spell it, this brown liquor stars in some of our favorite cocktail recipes featuring Scotch, bourbon, rye, and more.
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Sazerac Cocktail
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Godfather Cocktail
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Hot Toddy
How to Make a Pickleback (and the Truth Behind its Origins)
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12 Scotch Cocktail Recipes Perfect for Both Beginners and Obsessives
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Rusty Nail
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What Is the Difference Between Single Malt and Blended Whisky?
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Old Fashioned Cocktail
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Milk Punch
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Suffering Bastard Recipe
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Manhattan Cocktail
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Toronto Cocktail
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What to Make With Rye Whiskey: 19 Delicious Cocktails
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Simple Whiskey Sour
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Why Bottled-in-Bond Whiskey Is the Best Deal In Booze
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The Whiskey That Won the Wild West
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The Best Budget Irish Whiskeys
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10 Bourbon Terms You Should Know
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More Than Just Peat and Smoke: The Best Islay Single Malts
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The Lion's Tail Recipe
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The Revolver Recipe
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Old Pal Recipe
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Whiskey Sour Slushy Recipe
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The 10 Best Budget Bourbons
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4 Irish Whiskey Cocktails for St. Patrick's Day
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What Are the Best Drinks to Mix with Bourbon?
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The Appetizer No. 4 Recipe
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Better Than Baileys Hot Chocolate Recipe
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The Best Scotch to Buy on a Budget
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Bacon, Bourbon, and Hazelnut Hot Chocolate Recipe
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Irish Coffee Recipe
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Seelbach Cocktail Recipe
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Remember the Maine Recipe
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Into the Woods Cocktail Recipe
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Admiral Schley Punch Recipe
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Twelve Mile Limit Recipe
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Duck Fat Sazerac Recipe
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Mint Julep Recipe
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Just-Do-Ya (Hazelnut-Spiked Irish Coffee With Chocolate Whipped Cream) Recipe
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The Serious Eats Guide to Single Malt Scotch
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Brown-Butter Old Fashioned Recipe
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Rosemary, Baby! from Prime Meats Recipe
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Cocktail 101: More Fun with Citrus Garnishes
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The Emerald Recipe
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Mamie Taylor Recipe
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Blueberries + Bourbon Recipe
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Spiked Tagalong Milkshake Recipe
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Maker's Marketing: How Bourbon Came Back Into Style
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Spiked Trefoil Milkshake Recipe
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Frozen Blood and Sand Cocktail Recipe
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Old Timber (Rye Cocktail With Fernet) Recipe
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A Serious Chocolate Cocktail: The Chocolate Rye
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The Bitter Irishman Cocktail: 1 Part Irish, 1 Part Italian, All Delicious
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Cocktail Overhaul: Lynchburg Lemonade
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The Derby Recipe
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New Brunswick Recipe
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The Stinger Recipe
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Rhubarb and Roses Recipe