The Oriental Cocktail: rye whiskey, sweet vermouth, orange curaçao, and fresh lime juice.
Devil Mix and smoked absinthe: the Future Ghost Cocktail
The Future Ghost Cocktail: bourbon, Devil Mix, vermouth, claret, and smoky absinthe.
The Black Manhattan Cocktail
The Black Manhattan: bourbon, Averna, and Angostura bitters. Another variant of one of the greatest of the classic cocktails.
The Brown Derby Cocktail
Whether you call it Brown Derby or De Rigueur, it's still an excellent whiskey sour: bourbon, grapefruit juice and honey.
The velvet glove — Chatham Artillery Punch
Chatham Artillery Punch: whiskey, brandy, rum, and Champagne all bundled up together. An iron fist in a velvet glove.
The Handsome Devil
A variant of the Whiskey Old-Fashioned, with bourbon, bitters, a collection of liqueurs, and a dash of hot pepper—one of Minneapolis's finest inventions.
Scotch and Irish—Cameron’s Kick
Cameron's Kick: Scotch and Irish whiskies combined with lemon juice and orgeat.
The Hesitation Cocktail
The Hesitation Cocktail — Whiskey, Swedish Punch, and a touch of lemon. An easy drink with big flavor.
Trinity Bitters and the Older Fashioned Cocktail
My favorite take on the Old Fashioned — Old Weller Bourbon, Demerara syrup, and Bittercube's Trinity bitters
Irish Whiskey and the Dubliner Cocktail
The Dubliner, an elegant Irish whiskey cocktail, with sweet vermouth, Grand Marnier and orange bitters.
The mystery of the Old Pal cocktail
The Old Pal Cocktail: rye whiskey, Campari and dry vermouth.
Making Eggnog for New Year’s
Eggnog: eggs, bourbon, rum, cream, milk, sugar, spices — and time.
An evening with the Rye Witch
The Rye Witch: rye whiskey, Strega, sherry, sugar and bitters.
Is the Manhattan too sweet for you? Try the Lafayette Cocktail
The Lafayette Cocktail: rye whiskey, French vermouth, Dubonnet and bitters.
Remember the Maine
Remember the Maine: a Manhattan, dressed up with Cherry Heering and a dash of absinthe.
The Blackthorne Cocktail
The Blackthorne Cocktail: Irish whiskey, sweet vermouth, absinthe and bitters.
The Deshler Cocktail
The Deshler Cocktail: rye whiskey, Dubonnet, Cointreau and bitters.
Drinking the French Quarter: The Vieux Carré Cocktail
Another New Orleans original, the Vieux Carré Cocktail: rye whiskey, Cognac, sweet vermouth, Bénédictine and bitters.
Rye and Absinthe: The Sazarac Cocktail
The Sazerac Cocktail: rye whiskey, sugar, bitters and absinthe.
Dangerous Drinks: The Whiskey Sour
The trick of the Whiskey Sour is balancing three flavors — whiskey, lemon and sugar.