Category: drinks

Graton Resort’s Emerald Isle

Graton Resort & Casino’s head mixologist, Jessica Christensen, created this cocktail to reflect the beauty of Ireland and its lush landscape. 1 ½ oz Tullamore… Read More

Graton Resort & Casino’s head mixologist, Jessica Christensen, created this cocktail to reflect the beauty of Ireland and its lush landscape.

1 ½ oz Tullamore DEW (or other Irish whiskey)

½ oz Cointreau

1 ounce of lemon juice

½ ounce of simple syrup

¾ oz Aquafaba

1 teaspoon of Matcha powder.

  1. Add all ingredients into a cocktail shaker.
  2. Dry shake (without ice) for about 15 seconds.
  3. Add ice to your shaker and shake again for about 10 seconds.
  4. Grab a chilled coupe glass and strain the cocktail into your coupe glass.
  5. Sift matcha powder over top of half of the cocktail, start from the outside, and work your way to the middle of the cocktail.

Graton Resort’s Sweater Weather

Graton Resort and Casino in California supplied this fall cocktail recipe by chief mixologist Jessica Christensen. ¾ ounce of Evan Williams Spiced Cider 1 ¼… Read More

Graton Resort and Casino in California supplied this fall cocktail recipe by chief mixologist Jessica Christensen.

¾ ounce of Evan Williams Spiced Cider

1 ¼ ounces of Makers Mark 

2 dashes of Angostura Aromatic Bitters

Garnishes: Orange Peel, Smoked Cinnamon Stick, Star Anise

Add all ingredients, except for the garnishes, into a rocks glass. Add ice and stir for about 10-15 seconds. Strain over fresh ice and garnish with an orange peel, star anise, and a cinnamon stick. Express the oils of the peel over the cocktail and torch the end of the cinnamon stick until it smokes.

Woodford Reserve’s Perfect Manhattan

The folks at Woodford Reserve shared this Manhattan recipe with us, and the simplicity makes it appealing with just three ingredients. Add ingredients to mixing… Read More

The folks at Woodford Reserve shared this Manhattan recipe with us, and the simplicity makes it appealing with just three ingredients.

  • 1.5 ounces of Woodford Reserve Bourbon
  • 3/4 ounce of Antica Formula Sweet Vermouth
  • 2 dashes of Angostura ® bitters.

Add ingredients to mixing glass with ice. Stir until chilled and diluted, then strain into a chilled coupe glass. Garnish with a cocktail cherry.

The Teeling Whiskey Sour

With National Whiskey Sour Day coming up August 25, the folks at Ireland’s Teeling Whiskey Company provided this recipe for a variation on the classic… Read More

With National Whiskey Sour Day coming up August 25, the folks at Ireland’s Teeling Whiskey Company provided this recipe for a variation on the classic cocktail.

  • 2 parts Teeling Small Batch Irish Whiskey
  • 1 part lemon juice
  • 1/2 part simple syrup
  • 1/2 of an egg white

Method: Add all ingredients to a cocktail shaker. Shake until chilled and fine strain into a Rocks glass over ice.

The Macallan’s Summer Cocktails

The Macallan provided these twists on classic cocktail recipes for National Scotch Whisky Day on July 27 using The Macallan Double Cask 12 and 15… Read More

The Macallan provided these twists on classic cocktail recipes for National Scotch Whisky Day on July 27 using The Macallan Double Cask 12 and 15 Years Old.

The Macallan Three W’s (Wisdom, Wine, & Whisky)

25ml  Double Cask 12 Years Old

10ml Oloroso syrup

2 dashes of orange bitters

Champagne to top up

Serve in a champagne flute

The Macallan Old Fashioned

50ml Double Cask 12 Years Old

1 Sugar cube

2 dashes of orange bitters

Clear ice

Combine sugar bitters and The Macallan into a mixing glass. Stir over ice until chilled and strain into a rocks glass over a clear block of ice. Garnish with an orange twist.

The Macallan Sour

50ml Double Cask 15 Years Old

20ml lemon juice

10ml brown sugar syrup

Egg white

Oloroso sherry float

Shake all ingredients except the sherry into an ice filled shaker. Strain into glass over ice. Using a bar spoon, slowly layer the sherry over the top of the cocktail.

Published July 13, 2023

Happy Hour Live with Lance Winters and Dave Smith of St. George Spirits (Episode 928: February 23, 2022)

St. George Spirits in Alameda, California is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year, and is one of the pioneers of the U.S. craft distilling movement. In addition, it was one of the first distilleries to make an American single malt whiskey 20 years ago this year – a whiskey that came out of a job interview. We got the story behind that job interview from Master Distiller Lance Winters and Head Distiller/Blender Dave Smith on the latest #HappyHourLive webcast the other night. You can watch our live shows each Friday night on the WhiskyCast YouTube channel, our Facebook page, Twitter, Read More »

St. George Spirits in Alameda, California is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year, and is one of the pioneers of the U.S. craft distilling movement. In addition, it was one of the first distilleries to make an American single malt whiskey 20 years ago this year – a whiskey that came out of a job interview. We got the story behind that job interview from Master Distiller Lance Winters and Head Distiller/Blender Dave Smith on the latest #HappyHourLive webcast the other night. You can watch our live shows each Friday night on the WhiskyCast YouTube channel, our Facebook page, Twitter, and Twitch.

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Links: St. George Spirits

Happy Hour Live with Clay Risen & Maggie Kimberl (Episode 921: February 2, 2022)

Our live webcast with Clay Risen of the New York Times and Maggie Kimberl of American Whiskey Magazine went all over the place, with everything from winter weather to fake whiskies and much more! Join us each Friday night at 5:00pm New York time (22:00 GMT/UTC) for our live shows on the WhiskyCast YouTube channel, our Facebook page, Twitter, and Twitch. Links: The New York Times | American Whiskey Magazine

Our live webcast with Clay Risen of the New York Times and Maggie Kimberl of American Whiskey Magazine went all over the place, with everything from winter weather to fake whiskies and much more! Join us each Friday night at 5:00pm New York time (22:00 GMT/UTC) for our live shows on the WhiskyCast YouTube channel, our Facebook page, Twitter, and Twitch.

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Links: The New York Times | American Whiskey Magazine

Happy Hour Live with Dave Worthington and Sam Simmons: (Episode 919: January 26, 2022)

That Boutique-y Whisky Company releases some of the most unique single cask whiskies on the market, and we’re joined this week by Sam “Dr. Whisky” Simmons and Dave Worthington for whisky talk, games, and much more! Join us each Friday night at 5:00pm New York time (22:00 GMT/UTC) for our live shows on the WhiskyCast YouTube channel, our Facebook page, Twitter, and Twitch. Links: That Boutique-y Whisky Company

That Boutique-y Whisky Company releases some of the most unique single cask whiskies on the market, and we’re joined this week by Sam “Dr. Whisky” Simmons and Dave Worthington for whisky talk, games, and much more! Join us each Friday night at 5:00pm New York time (22:00 GMT/UTC) for our live shows on the WhiskyCast YouTube channel, our Facebook page, Twitter, and Twitch.

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Links: That Boutique-y Whisky Company

Dewar’s Japanese Smooth Highball

January 13, 2022 – Our friends (and sponsors) at Dewar’s shared this recipe for a traditional mizuwari-style highball featuring their Japanese Smooth Blended Scotch finished in Mizunara Oak casks.
50ml of Dewar’s Japanese Smooth
100ml chill…

Dewar's Japanese Smooth Highball. Image courtesy Dewar's.January 13, 2022 – Our friends (and sponsors) at Dewar’s shared this recipe for a traditional mizuwari-style highball featuring their Japanese Smooth Blended Scotch finished in Mizunara Oak casks.

50ml of Dewar’s Japanese Smooth
100ml chilled Fever-Tree soda water
Orange twist
Frozen highball glass (left in freezer)

Start by pouring the Dewar’s Japanese Smooth into the frozen highball glass, then add one long spear of ice. Fill the glass with soda, but do not stir (metal squelches the bubbles!). Squeeze the orange zest oils over the top of the highball, then place the twist on top to garnish.

Happy Hour Live with Ashley & Colby Frey, Beth Behrs, and Gareth Howells (Episode 900: September 22, 2021)

Colby and Ashley Frey own and operate Frey Ranch Farmers + Distillers, a true “grain to glass” farm distillery in Fallon, Nevada. Not only do they grow all of their own grain, but the only thing the Frey family didn’t build themselves was the still – a unique combination of column and pot stills custom-built by Vendome. The Freys did have to assemble the still, though…and that’s one of the stories they shared on our Happy Hour Live webcast the other night. We’re also joined by Aberfeldy’s Gareth Howells and actor Beth Behrs, known for her roles on “The Neighborhood” Read More »

Colby and Ashley Frey own and operate Frey Ranch Farmers + Distillers, a true “grain to glass” farm distillery in Fallon, Nevada. Not only do they grow all of their own grain, but the only thing the Frey family didn’t build themselves was the still – a unique combination of column and pot stills custom-built by Vendome. The Freys did have to assemble the still, though…and that’s one of the stories they shared on our Happy Hour Live webcast the other night. We’re also joined by Aberfeldy’s Gareth Howells and actor Beth Behrs, known for her roles on “The Neighborhood” and “Two Broke Girls.” They’ll tell us about Aberfeldy’s #BarrelsAndBees program to protect and expand critically endangered honeybee habitat, along with Beth’s own experiences in both whisky and beekeeping.

Editor’s note: WhiskyCast’s Mark Gillespie visited Frey Ranch in Nevada before this webcast as part of a tour for drinks writers organized by the distillery. As with all of our content, though, full editorial content of this episode remains with WhiskyCast. 

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Links: Frey Ranch | Aberfeldy | Barrels & Bees with Beth Behrs