Favorite classic or modern whiskey cocktail, and why? Need to practice and want to impress

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Can’t beat an old fashioned or a manhattan. Easy to make, and super tasty!

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Sazarac.

It’s tasty.

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Manhattan hands down! Less sweeter than old fashioned and if made well, looks cool too!

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Make with scotch and you’ve got yourself a Rob Roy that’s even better IMHO.

Kentucky Mule, Old Fashioned, Manhattan, BlackBerry Bourbon Sidecar

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Whiskey Sour for classic and Paper Plane for kinda sorta modern. Whiskey Sour, if made well has great balance and can be made in lots of variations. Paper Plane just because I like and collect amaros :)

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Kentucky Mule - (go for a balanced bourbon, OF 100 proof, MM classic, Woodford, or Buff Trace), fresh lime, fresh mint, and splurge for solid ginger beer. For hot summer days, this is a great refreshing choice.

Nighttime, after dinner, nothing beats an old fashioned. I use a cane based simple syrup instead of mulled sugar cubes. Go for the luxardo cocktail cherries, they’re worth it if you’re trying to impress. Agostara bitters or woodford bitters. OF 100 proof or Woodford Double Oaked are my go to for this drink.

If you’re using high end bourbon, just cut the mixing and pour the bourbon over a cube IMO. Lol

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Haha the Double Oaked for an old fashioned only. Regular woodford for the mule. The double oaked with the cherries and bitters is like dessert in a glass.

Favorite ginger beer for a mule is Bundaberg Ginger Beer. It doesn’t have quite the “spiciness” bite that others have that I’ve tried, but it’s smooth and refreshing for the summer drink. Fresh mint and fresh lime are key.

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The cool thing about old fashioneds (manhattans too with a little translation) is once you understand the concept (booze + fruit + sugar + bitters) you can improvise your own.

Try various bitters: angostura, orange, cherry, chocolate, walnut

Try various sugars: Demerara, maple syrup, etc

Try various fruits: orange, lemon, grapefruit, cherry

With manhattans, swap the vermouth with plum wine or brandy for instance. Swap the cherry with fig, peach, etc.

They won't all be winners, but it's very satisfying to discover something on your own, and I can attest, it makes an impression on guests.

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Kentucky Mule and Old Fashioned

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Cherry smoked old fashioned

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Penicillin

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all scotch (and all bourbon) is whiskey, not all whiskey is scotch (or bourbon)

If you ask for an unspecified “whiskey” from a bartender, what you are served depends on where in the world you are. In Scotland you’ll get a scotch, in Ireland an Irish, in the US you might get a bourbon, a Tennessee sour mash, a Canadian, or you might get a non-bourbon “American whiskey”.

It’s a wide wide world of whiskey, and that’s a beautiful thing.

Manhattan, Negroni, old fashioned, Paper plain

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100% - 12 Mile Limit - Prohibition Era creation with a fun story.
Vieux Carré - great alternative to Old Fashioneds

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Rusty nail or old fashioned

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Paper plane, so hot right now

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I’ve been enjoying a paper plane recently during the summer.

Sazerac

Old fashion and whiskey sour are my go to

You can make your own simple syrup to step up your cocktail game. Experiment with infusing the simple syrup with different flavors (vanilla, rosemary, etc)

Penicillin

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All scotch is whiskey, not all whiskey is scotch.

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Old fashion all day!!

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