Old-Fashioned
Ingredients
Serves 1
¼ tsp (1 ml) sugar
2 dashes Angostura bitters
1 tsp (5 ml) water
2 oz (60 ml) Woodford Reserve Distiller’s Select Bourbon
2 strips orange zest (save 1 for garnish)
1 strip lemon zest
all-natural maraschino cherry, for garnish
Instructions
- Place an old-fashioned glass in the freezer. In a mixing glass, combine sugar, bitters and water, and stir to dissolve. Add bourbon, then express oils of 1 orange zest and 1 lemon zest into the mixing glass. Add cubed ice and stir until well chilled and diluted. Strain over new ice into chilled glass and garnish with orange zest and a cherry.
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Whipped Dalgona Coffee
Ingredients
Serves 2
2 tbsp (30 ml) instant coffee granules
2 tbsp (30 ml) sugar or granulated sweetener
2 tbsp (30 ml) boiling water
2 oz (60 ml) Jameson Cold Brew Whiskey & Coffee
dairy or non-dairy milk of choice, to serve
honeycomb candy bar, broken, for garnish (optional)
Instructions
- In a deep mixing bowl, combine instant coffee and sugar. Pour in boiling water and stir to mix. Using an electric mixer, blend on lowest setting to avoid splatters, then gradually increase speed until coffee starts to foam. Continue mixing until soft peaks form, about 2 to 3 minutes. To serve, add 1 oz (30 ml) Jameson Cold Brew each to 2 tall glasses, top with desired amount of cold milk, then dollop each with whipped coffee mixture and, if using, garnish with a piece of candy bar.
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Manhattan
Ingredients
Serves 1
2 oz (60 ml) Canadian Club Chairman’s Select 100% Rye Whisky
1 oz (30 ml) Cinzano Rosso Vermouth
2 dashes Angostura bitters
coin-sized round of orange zest
all-natural maraschino cherry, for garnish
Instructions
- Place a Martini or stemmed cocktail glass in the freezer. In a mixing glass, combine rye, vermouth and bitters with cubed ice. Stir until well chilled and strain into chilled glass. Express oils of orange zest over surface and discard, then garnish with a cherry.
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Whisky Thyme
Ingredients
Serves 1
1½ oz (45 ml) Maker’s Mark Bourbon
1 oz (30 ml) lemon juice
¾ oz (22 ml) simple syrup*
2 dashes Angostura bitters
5 sprigs thyme (save 2 for garnish)
3 oz (90 ml) soda water
lemon wheel, for garnish
Instructions
- In a cocktail shaker with cubed ice, combine bourbon, lemon juice, simple syrup, bitters and 3 sprigs thyme. Shake vigorously and fine strain into a Collins glass. Add soda, then add cubed ice to fill glass. Garnish with 2 sprigs thyme and a lemon wheel.
- * 1:1 ratio of sugar dissolved in boiling water. Allow to cool before using.
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Reginald
Ingredients
Serves 1
1 oz (30 ml) Lot No. 40 Canadian Rye Whisky
¾ oz (22 ml) Taylor Fladgate Fine White Port
½ oz (15 ml) Alvear Medium Dry Sherry
1 tsp (5 ml) demerara syrup*
2 dashes orange bitters
lemon twist, for garnish
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients in a mixing glass with ice and stir. Strain into a chilled small coupe or stemmed cocktail glass and garnish with a lemon twist.
- * 1:1 ratio of demerara (brown) sugar dissolved in boiling water. Allow to cool before using.
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BAKED APPLE
Ingredients
Serves 1
1½ oz (45 ml) Buffalo Trace Bourbon
2 oz (60 ml) apple juice
¾ oz (22 ml) fresh lemon juice
¾ oz (22 ml) Spiced Maple Syrup*
dried apple or star anise, for garnish
Instructions
- In a cocktail shaker with ice, combine bourbon, apple juice, lemon juice and Spiced Maple Syrup. Shake, then strain into a rocks glass over cubed ice. Garnish with dried apple or star anise.
- *Combine 3.4 oz (100 ml) maple syrup and ¼ tsp (2.5 ml) baking spice in a glass jar and microwave until hot, 30 to 60 seconds. Steep and let cool for 5 minutes, then fine strain to remove spices. Unused syrup may be stored indefinitely in refrigerator.
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CRANBERRY WHISKY SMASH
Ingredients
Serves
1½ oz (45 ml) Bearface Canadian Whisky
1½ oz (45 ml) Cranberry Cinnamon Shrub *
2 oz (60 ml) soda water
3 to 5 cranberries, fresh or frozen, for garnish
*In a saucepan, combine cinnamon sticks and water. Bring to a boil. Boil until liquid is reduced by half; remove cinnamon sticks and measure water; should yield 1 cup (250 ml). Add remaining ingredients to cinnamon water in saucepan. Stir to combine, cover and bring to a low boil over medium-high heat for about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until some cranberries split open. Remove from heat, uncover and allow to cool completely. Pour into an airtight, non-reactive container and refrigerate overnight.
Instructions
- In a rocks glass, stir together whisky and shrub. Add cubed ice, top with soda water and garnish with cranberries.
Drink Pairings
RICKHOUSE TAMBER
Ingredients
Serves
1½ oz (45 ml) Buffalo Trace Bourbon
½ oz (15 ml) Taylor Fladgate
10-Year-Old Tawny Port
2 tsp (10 ml) Licor 43 Liqueur
2 dashes coffee bitters (or substitute 2 coffee beans)
orange twist, for garnish
grated tonka bean*, for garnish (optional)
* An aromatic seed, grown mostly in Central and northern South America, with vanilla, almond and cinnamon flavours. Available online or at specialty grocery stores.
Instructions
- If using coffee beans, gently crush beans with a muddler, then combine all ingredients in a mixing glass, add ice and stir for 7 to 10 seconds. Finestrain into a tumbler glass over fresh ice. Garnish with an orange twist and grated tonka bean, if using.
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WHISKEY CHAI
Ingredients
Serves 4
2 cinnamon sticks, broken into smallish pieces
15 whole black peppercorns
12 whole cloves
seeds from 6 cardamom pods
¾ tsp (4 ml) ground ginger
1 pinch freshly grated nutmeg
3 cups (750 ml) whole milk
3 tbsp (45 ml) dark brown sugar
½ tbsp (22 ml) loose black tea, or 3 teabags
ƒ cup (75 ml) Irish whiskey
Instructions
- Combine all spices in a spice grinder or mortar and pestle. Grind mixture to a fine powder.
- In a medium saucepan, combine spices, milk, sugar and tea. Bring to a low boil, reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes. Remove from heat and let stand for 5 minutes. Strain into a pitcher, discarding solids. Rinse out saucepan and pour chai back in. Stir in whiskey. Slowly warm over low to medium heat until just steaming. Divide between 4 mugs, top with a grating of nutmeg and serve immediately.
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Rob Roy (Scotch Manhattan)
Ingredients
Serves 1
The Manhattan is classically made with rye whisky, but any whisky will work.
2 oz (60 ml) Famous Grouse Scotch
1 oz (30 ml) Cinzano Rosso Sweet Vermouth
2 dashes Angostura Bitters
cherry, for garnish
Instructions
- In a mixing glass with cubed ice, combine ingredients. Stir for about 30 seconds to chill and dilute. Strain neat into a chilled martini glass or coupe, and garnish with a cherry.