1. Blood and Sand
Seeming to originate back in the 1920s or 1930s, a blood and sand cocktail has equal parts Scotch whisky, vermouth, cherry liqueur, and orange juice.
2. Penicillin
To make a penicillin, you’ll need to pour a strong shot of blended Scotch into a shaker with ice, fresh lemon juice, and honey-ginger syrup.
3. La Louisiane
A strong shot of rye whiskey is mixed with sweet vermouth, Benedictine, and a few dashes of absinthe and bitters.
4. Paper Plane
Equal parts whiskey, lemon juice, Aperol, and Amaro Nonino Quintessentia shaken and strained over ice makes a fine paper plane.
5. Ward Eight
A ward eight consists of rye whiskey, lemon juice, orange juice, and grenadine. Shake the ingredients over ice and strain into a rocks or martini glass, with a few Luxardo cherries to garnish.
6. John Collins
A shot of whiskey is its base and club soda makes up the bulk of the drink, with lemon juice and simple syrup adding depth and flavor. The cocktail is garnished with an orange wedge and a cherry.
7. Whiskey Cobbler
To make this over a century old drink, you’ll need to mix simple syrup with maraschino and whiskey and throw in an orange slice with ice. From here, you can garnish with any number of fruits.
8. Vieux Carré
The cocktail’s bulk is made up of equal parts rye whiskey, sweet vermouth, and cognac. A few dashes of bitters, a splash of Benedictine, and a cherry or lemon twist later and you have yourself a real New Orleans Vieux Carré.
9. Boulevardier
This cocktail can be recognized by its striking red amber coloring, thanks to the combination of whiskey and Campari that makes up over two-thirds of the drink. The other ingredient is sweet vermouth, making this cocktail a whiskey version of a Negroni.
10. The Godfather
This domineering mixed drink is only two ingredients, a whiskey of your choice and amaretto.
11. Brown Derby
It’s a simple cocktail of just bourbon (Scotch whisky is an interesting alternative here), grapefruit juice, and honey.
12. Scofflaw
Pour a shot of your preferred whiskey, an ounce of dry vermouth, a small splash of lemon juice, and a dash of grenadine, and orange bitters each in a shaker.
