Whiskey

Question 1

Dubliner

Answer 1

Ingredients:
* 60ml Irish whiskey
* 15ml Sweet Vermouth
* 15ml Grand Marnier
* Orange Bitters

Method:
Stir

Garnish
Maraschino cherry

Question 2

Godfather

Answer 2

Ingredients:
* 60ml Scotch
* 20ml Amaretto

Method:
Stir and strain into rocks with ice

Garnish
Orange zest twist

Variants:
Godmother – Vodka for Scotch

Question 3

Manhattan

Answer 3

Ingredients:
* 60ml Bourbon or Rye Whiskey
* 30ml Sweet Vermouth
* 2-3 dashes Angostura

Method:
Stir and strain into coupe

Garnish
Maraschino cherry, discarded orange twist

Variants:
Perfect: 50:50 Sweet/Dry Vermouth

Question 4

Mint Julep

Answer 4

Ingredients:
* 60ml Bourbon
* 15ml Simple Syrup
* 6 Mint Leaves

Method:
Muddle mint/sugar, add bourbon and crushed ice

Garnish
Mint sprig

Question 5

Rob Roy

Answer 5

Ingredients:
* 60ml Scotch
* 30ml Sweet Vermouth
* 2 dashes Peychaud’s Bitters

Method:
Stir and strain into coupe

Garnish
Cherry, discarded orange twist

Question 6

Rusty Nail

Answer 6

Ingredients:
* 45ml Scotch
* 15ml Drambuie
* 2 dashes Aromatic Bitters

Method:
Stir and strain over ice into rocks

Garnish
Lemon twist

Question 7

Vieux Carre

Answer 7

Ingredients:
* 22.5ml Rye Whiskey
* 22.5ml Cognac
* 22.5ml Sweet Vermouth
* 7.5ml Benedictine
* 2 dashes Peychaud’s Bitters
* 1 dash Aromatic Bitters

Method:
Stir and strain over ice in rocks

Garnish
Lemon twist

Question 8

Scofflaw

Answer 8

Ingredients:
* 45ml Rye Whiskey
* 30ml Dry Vermouth
* 10ml Lemon Juice
* 10ml Grenadine
* 1 dashes Orange/Peychaud’s Bitters

Method:
Shake and strain into coupe

Garnish
Orange twist

Question 9

Gold Rush

Answer 9

Ingredients:
* 60ml Bourbon
* 22.5ml Lemon Juice
* 22.5ml Honey Syrup (3:1)

Method:
Shake and strain over ice into rocks

Garnish
None

Question 10

Rattlesnake

Answer 10

Ingredients:
* 60ml Rye Whiskey
* 22.5ml Lemon Juice
* 22.5ml Sugar Syrup
* 2 dashes Absinthe
* Egg White

Method:
Dry shake, add ice and shake, strain into coupe

Garnish
Bitters swirl

Question 11

Tipperary

Answer 11

Ingredients:
* 50ml Irish Whiskey
* 25ml Sweet Vermouth
* 15ml Green Chartreuse
* 2 dashes Aromatic Bitters

Method:
Stir and strain into coupe

Garnish
Orange twist

Question 12

New York Sour

Answer 12

Ingredients:
* 60ml Rye Whiskey or Bourbon
* 22.5ml Sugar Syrup
* 30ml Lemon Juice
* Few drops of Egg White
* 15ml Red Wine (Shiraz)

Method:
Shake first 4 on ice, strain over ice in rocks glass
Float Red Wine on top

Garnish
Lemon or orange twist, cherry

Question 13

Skyeway

Answer 13

Ingredients:
* 45ml Scotch
* 30ml Pineapple Juice
* 15ml Maraschino Liqueur
* 15ml Lemon Juice
* 15ml Pimento Dram

Method:
Shake and strain over ice into Collins

Garnish
Lemon twist

Question 14

Blood & Sand

Answer 14

Ingredients:
* 30ml Scotch
* 22.5ml Cherry Brandy Liqueur
* 22.5ml Sweet Vermouth
* 30ml Orange Juice

Method:
Shake and strain into coupe

Garnish
Orange twist

Variants:
Traditionally – all equal parts

Question 15

Tolleytown Punch

Answer 15

Ingredients:
* 60ml Jack Daniel’s
* 60ml Cranberry Juice
* 15ml Pineapple Juice
* 15ml Orange Juice
* Ginger Ale to top

Method:
Shake first four and strain into ice-filled Collins; top with Ginger Ale

Garnish
Orange and lemon slices

Question 16

Kingston Club

Answer 16

Ingredients:
* 45ml Drambuie
* 45ml Pineapple Juice
* 22.5ml Lime Juice
* 5ml Fernet-Branca
* 3 dashes Aromatic Bitters
* 30ml Soda Water

Method:
Shake all but soda with ice; strain into Collins over ice and top with soda

Garnish
Orange twist

Question 17

Lion’s Tail

Answer 17

Ingredients:
* 60ml Bourbon
* 22.5ml Lime Juice
* 15ml Allspice Dram
* 5ml Sugar Syrup
* 2 dashes Aromatic Bitters

Method:
Shake and strain into coupe

Garnish
Orange twist