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12 Great whiskey cocktails to celebrate this Father’s Day
Bond with dad over a special whiskey drink
Father’s Day is a special occasion to show our dads or father figures how grateful we are for having them in our lives. Why not take this opportunity to bond with them over a whiskey cocktail.
If your dad likes whiskeys, we are sure that one of these well-crafted drinks will take their special day to the next level. So, wether it’s for sipping and conversation or so your dad lays back, kicks his feet up and relaxes, check out these cocktails, perfect for this day!
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As the famous Mark Twain quote says:
“Too much of anything is bad, but too much good whiskey is barely enough.”

Woodford Reserve Rye Manhattan
Ingredients:
- 2 parts Woodford Reserve Rye Whiskey
- 1 part Sweet Vermouth
- 3 Dashes Woodford Reserve Aromatic Bitters
Directions:
Fill mixing glass with ingredients, add ice, and stir gently for 10-15 seconds. Strain into cocktail glass. Garnish with a cherry.

“Del Mar Derby”
Ingredients:
- 1.5oz Cutwater Bourbon
- 5oz Giffard peach liqueur
- 2oz iced black tea
- .75oz mint simple syrup
- .75oz lemon
Directions:
Add ingredients to a shaker tin with ice. Shake until well chilled and pour over fresh ice in a tall cocktail glass. Garnish with a mint bouquet and dehydrated lemon wheel Directions: Add ingredients to a shaker tin with ice. Shake until well chilled and pour over fresh ice in a tall cocktail glass. Garnish with a mint bouquet and dehydrated lemon wheel.

Big City, Turn Me Loose – By Sarah Syman (The Dandy Crown, Chicago)
Ingredients:
- 1.5 oz Benriach The Original Ten
- 0.5 oz Benriach The Smoky Ten
- 0.5 oz Lemon Juice
- 2 Dashes Angostura Orange Bitters
- 1 Pinch Sea Salt
Directions:
Combine all ingredients in shaker tin, shake until proper dilution. Strain over fresh ice. Honey-Ginger-Blueberry Syrup 1. Peel ginger and chop into small, thin cubes. 2. In a small pot, combine 1 cup water, 1 cup honey, 3/4 cup peeled/cubed ginger and 3/4 cup frozen blueberries. 3. Cook over medium heat until blueberries puff up and are about to explode. Remove from heat, allow mixture to cool and sit for 2 hours. 4. Fine strain to remove all solids and store. Glass: Rocks Glass Garnish: Candied Ginger

“Bramblin’ Man”
Ingredients:
- 1½ parts Hudson Short Stack
- ¾ part blackberry liqueur
- ½ part fresh lemon juice
- Dash Angostura bitters
Directions:
Add all to cocktail shaker with ice and shake until chilled. Strain into rocks glass over new ice. Garnish with blackberries.

Proper Peaches
Ingredients:
- 2 parts Proper No. Twelve Irish Whiskey
- 1/2 part simple syrup
- 1 peach
- diced 3-4 mint leaves
- Soda water
Directions:
Muddle peaches, simple syrup & mint leaves in a shaker. Add Proper No. Twelve and fill shaker with ice. Strain into rocks glass over fresh ice. Top with a splash of soda water. Garnish with mint leaves and a peach slice

Shop Highball
Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 oz Baller Single Malt Whiskey
- 4 1/2 oz Q club soda
- lemon oil
Directions:
Baller in a highball glass with ice for five seconds, add club soda and give one full stir. Squeeze lemon peel over drink and discard. Recipe by: Chris Lane, Ramen Shop, Oakland

The Glenlivet 14 Year Old New Fashioned
Ingredients:
- 2 Parts The Glenlivet 14 Year Old
- 2 Dashes orange bitters
- 2 Dashes Angostura Bitters
- 1/4 Part simple syrup
Directions:
Add 2 dashes orange bitters to glass. Add 2 dashes Angostura Bitters. Add the rest of the ingredients and stir over large ice cube. Garnish with orange twist and rosemary sprig.

Sweet Cherry Smash (from Two Hands, New York City)
Ingredients:
- 1.5 oz Starward Two Fold Australian Whisky
- 1 oz Cherry Jam
- 1 oz Lime
- 1 oz Soda
- 2 Strawberries
Directions:
Shake ingredients over ice, then strain into a wine glass of ice. Garnish with 2 strawberries on a skewer, large mint tip and striped straw.

Templeton Rye Old Fashioned
Ingredients:
- 2 oz. Templeton Rye 6 Year
- 1 Sugar Cube (or ½ tsp. of sugar or simple syrup)
- 3 Dashes Angostura Bitters
- Large Ice Rocks
- Orange Peel Garnished
Directions:
Add sugar and bitters to a chilled rocks glass. Muddle and stir until sugar is nearly dissolved. Fill glass with one large ice cube, add Templeton Rye, and gently stir until chilled. Express the oil of the orange peel over the glass and add as garnish.
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