Blended whiskey is best suited to cocktails-single malts should always be drunk neat or simply with a little added mineral water. However, a throat-burning, harsh blend will make a mixture closer to rocket fuel than a cocktail and no amount of additional flavors will improve it.
Mount Etna
Not surprisingly this is a fairy explosive cocktail. It may not work for the first time but, if it does, handle with care!
Black Watch
An unusual version of whiskey and soda that makes a great drink for any time of day or evening.
Irish Shillelagh
A shillelagh (pronounced shee-lay-lee) is a wooden cudgel, tradionally made from blackthorn. Undoubtedly, this is the cocktail that hits the spot.
19th Green
Whiskey with a kick, perfect for cold wet days and ideal to carry undiluted in a hip flask to help you keep your head down!
Godfather
Amaretto is an Italian liqueur, so perhaps the inspiration for this cocktail comes from Don Corleone, the eponymous character in Mario Puzo’s bestselling novel, unforgettably portrayed in the film by Marlon Bando.
The Algonquin
Style and sophistication is the key to this drink from the famous Algonquin hotel in New York.
Twin Peaks
Bourbon named after a county in Kentucky, must be made from at least 51 per cent corn mash and is America’s most popular whiskey. It forms the basis of many more cocktails than its scotch cousin.
Mint Julep
A julep is simply a mixed drink sweetened with syrup – but the mere word conjures up images of ante-bellum cotton plantations and a long-gone, leisurely and gracious way of life.