Monkey Shoulder’s Year of the Monkey (Shoulder) Cocktails
February 8, 2016 – With the Lunar New Year bringing us the “Year of the Monkey” on the Chinese calendar, the team at William Grant & Sons’ Monkey Shoulder Scotch Whisky passed along these cocktail...
View ArticleLuck of Laphroaig
March 13, 2016 – New York City bartender Tyson Buhler created this St. Patrick’s Day-themed cocktail for Laphroaig using the Laphroaig Select Islay single malt. 1 1/2 parts Laphroaig Select 1/4 part...
View ArticleBasil Hayden’s Lucky Ginger
March 13, 2016 – San Francisco-based bartender Zachary Brian Taylor created this St. Patrick’s Day-themed recipe using Basil Hayden’s Bourbon. 1 1/2 parts Basil Hayden’s Bourbon 3/4 parts lemon juice...
View ArticleChef Michael Symon’s Knob Creek Mint Ginger Old Fashioned
March 13, 2016 – Chef Michael Symon created this variation on the classic Old Fashioned cocktail for St. Patrick’s Day using Knob Creek Rye. 1 ½ parts Knob Creek Rye Whiskey Ginger beer ½ part lemon...
View ArticleThe Dead Rabbit’s Precision Pilot
March 13, 2016 – The Dead Rabbit in New York City has built a reputation as one of the world’s best cocktail bars, and Tullamore D.E.W. supplied this recipe created by Dead Rabbit master mixologist...
View ArticleBushmills Black Bush’s Waltzing Matilda & The Burning Bush
March 13, 2016 – Bushmills supplied these cocktail recipes using Black Bush Irish Whiskey. Boston-based bartender Naomi Levy created the Waltzing Matilda, while Zach McGrath of New York City’s...
View ArticleThe Preakness
May 20, 2016 – With the 141st running of the Preakness at Baltimore’s Pimlico race track this weekend coinciding with this week’s publication of Michael Dietsch’s “Whiskey: A Spirited Story with 75...
View ArticleBaker’s Sip & Sour
August 22, 2016 – Baker Beam is the namesake of Baker’s Bourbon from Beam Suntory’s Small Batch Collection, and celebrated his 80th birthday recently. While you listen to our 2013 interview with Baker...
View ArticleJameson Caskmates Eye Opener
December 13, 2016 – Irish coffee is one of the classics, but here’s a new take on Irish coffee created by Jameson’s Killian Lee when he was working in Texas that takes advantage of cold brew coffee to...
View ArticleHudson Whiskey’s White Manhattan
January 17, 2017 – Manhattans are traditionally made with Bourbon or Rye, but William Grant & Sons provided this recipe for a White Manhattan using its Hudson New York Corn Whiskey. 2 parts Hudson...
View ArticleMonkey Shoulder’s Monkey Around
January 17, 2017 – This cocktail recipe comes from William Grant & Sons, and uses its Monkey Shoulder Blended Malt Scotch Whisky (made from malts distilled at Balvenie, Glenfiddich, and Kininvie),...
View ArticleDewar’s Scotch Chocolate
January 30, 2017 – This take on hot chocolate was provided by Dewar’s, and is very similar to an Irish Coffee in many ways. 2 parts Dewar’s 12 Year Old Blended Scotch Whisky 3-4 parts hot cocoa Whipped...
View ArticleDewar’s “Medicinal” Cocktails
January 30, 2017 – During Prohibition, whiskey was prescribed by doctors as a “cure” for various ailments. Of course, we don’t have to resort to that today…but there are times when a cocktail might...
View ArticleSwift Whiskey’s Foxtail
February 3, 2017 – Texas distillers Nick and Amanda Swift created this take on the classic Lion’s Tail cocktail using their Swift Single Malt Whiskey. 1.5 oz Swift Single Malt Whiskey .75 oz lime juice...
View ArticleTullamore D.E.W.’s “Monster Mule”
March 31, 2017 – With baseball season starting this weekend, Tullamore D.E.W. brand ambassador Tim Herlihy created this signature cocktail to be served at Boston’s Fenway Park, where Tullamore D.E.W....
View ArticleMonkey Shoulder & Drambuie’s Pumpkin Ginger Shandy
October 25, 2017 – No need for a Pumpkin Spice Latte this Halloween, when this Pumpkin Ginger Shandy cocktail recipe is available. The recipe was provided by William Grant & Sons, which owns both...
View ArticleHighland Park’s Halloween Cocktails
October 25, 2017 – OK, they came out just in time for Halloween, but these cocktail recipes provided by Highland Park using its Magnus single malt should work all fall and winter long. Foggy Memory 2...
View ArticleJim Beam’s Black Sail
Matt Jones is not only Jim Beam’s Canadian brand ambassador, but a veteran bartender. He created this variation on the Manhattan for the Jim Beam-sponsored Bourbon dinner at the 2017 New Brunswick...
View ArticleHighland Park’s Viking Gold
Highland Park’s Viking Gold cocktail. Image courtesy Highland Park/Edrington. Highland Park provided this cocktail recipe created by San Francisco-based bartender Brian MacGregor for the holiday season...
View ArticleHeaven Hill’s The Dandy
The Dandy is one of those Prohibition-era cocktails that’s making a comeback, and Heaven Hill National Brand Educator Lynn House shared her recipe with us… 1.25 ounces of Dubonnet Rouge 1.5 ounces of...
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