7 whiskey cocktails perfect to ring in World Whiskey Day.
You can never have too many cocktails, and whiskey has been exploding on the scene for a while now!
Courtesy Jim Beam and Oaksmith from Beam Suntory, these cocktails are ideal for both a summer party, and obviously on a day honouring the spirit. There’s also a few cocktails paying homage to the legendary Macallan, giving you a mix of hearty, warm, and delicious cocktails all at once!
Get mixing.
Jim Beam Orange Crush
Ingredients
- 1.5 parts Jim Beam Orange
- 0.5 part orange juice
- 0.75 part lemon juice
- 0.5 part simple syrup
- Soda water
- Orange wedge and mint sprig for garnish
Method
- Add all ingredients (except soda water) to a cocktail shaker with ice.
- Shake and strain into a Collins glass over ice.
- Top with soda water and gently stir.
Jim Beam Orange Mule
Ingredients
- 1.5 parts Jim Beam Orange
- Lemon wedge
- 0.5 part simple syrup
- 4 parts ginger beer
- Orange wedge and mint sprig to garnish
Method
- Squeeze and drop a lemon wedge into a cocktail shaker with ice.
- Add all ingredients (except the ginger beer) and shake. Strain into a Collins glass or mule mug over ice.
- Top with ginger beer and gently stir. You could also use orange juice for something lighter!
Oaksmith Assam
Ingredients
- 50 ml Oaksmith® Gold
- 25 ml black pepper and ginger syrup
- 20 ml Kali neemu juice (black lime juice)
- 200 ml carbonated orthodox assam tea brew
Method
- In a soda syphon, add the tea and black pepper, ginger syrup and charge with one CO2 charger.
- Now in a tall glass with ice, add Oaksmith Gold and stir to chill the whiskey.
- Now top up the glass with carbonated ginger and Black Pepper Assam Tea Soda. Garnish with a slice of Kaali Neemu.
Oaksmith Kolkata
Ingredients
- 50 ml Oaksmith Gold
- 25 ml Gondhoraj lemon juice (kaffir lime)
- 25 ml Parijat syrup (night jasmine syrup)l
- ½ an egg white
- Angostura Bitters
- Nolen Gur (Jaggery)
- Ice
- Gondhoraj lemon peel/Hatkora Citrus Peel to garnish
Method
- Add the Nolen Gur and Angostura Bitters in a glass and stir well till the Gur (jaggery dissolves)
- Add Oaksmith Gold and Ice. Stir at least for a minute.
- Garnish with Hatkora Citrus Peel.
The Macallan Garden of Legacy
Ingredients
- 40 ml The Macallan Double Cask 12 Years Old
- 30 ml pink grapefruit juice
- 10 ml sugar syrup
- Pinch of sea salt
Method
- Add all the ingredients to a glass.
- Top up with soda or tonic and garnish with a pink grapefruit wedge
The Macallan One Hundred and Seven
Ingredients
- 50 ml The Macallan Sherry Oak 12 Years Old
- 20 ml Oloroso sherry
- Ginger ale
Method
- Add all the ingredients to a glass.
- Garnish with a lemon twist
The Macallan Seasoned & Fashioned
Ingredients
- 50 ml The Macallan Double Cask 15 Years Old
- Sugar cube
- 2 dashes of orange bitters
- Fresh, clean ice
Method
- Add all the ingredients to a glass.
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