Sure, whiskey is wonderful all by itself, but it can also be the base for a number of great cocktails. Here are five that are easy enough to make at home, as well as a few recommendations of where to sample the drinks if you don’t want to be your own bartender.
Sazerac
2 oz. rye whiskey
.5 oz. simple syrup
.25 oz absinthe
3 dashes Peychaud’s Bitters
Lemon peel
Wash glass with absinthe, pour out excess absinthe. In glass, pour rye and simple syrup over ice. Add bitters and garnish with lemon peel.
Try one:
MoJoe Lounge
600 N. High St., Downtown
614-732-4899
Old Fashioned
2 oz. bourbon
.5 oz. simple syrup
1 orange wedge
1 maraschino cherry
2 dashes Angostura bitters
Combine simple syrup, cherry, orange and bitters in an Old Fashioned glass and muddle. Pour bourbon over ice.
Try one:
Mouton
954 N. High St., Short North
614-732-4660
Manhattan
2 oz. blended whiskey
.5 oz. sweet vermouth
.5 oz. dry vermouth
1 dash of Angostura bitters
1 maraschino cherry
Combine whiskey, vermouths and bitters in a mixing glass. Stir ingredients with ice and strain into a martini glass. Garnish with cherry.
Try one:
Sage American Bistro
2653 N. High St., North Campus
614-267-7243
Tipperary
.75 oz. Irish whiskey
.75 oz. Green Chartreuse liqueur
.75 oz. sweet vermouth
Combine ingredients in a mixing glass with ice, and stir. Strain into a martini glass.
Irish Highball
2 oz. Jameson Irish whiskey
4 oz. Canada Dry ginger ale
Pour whiskey and ginger ale over ice in a rocks glass.
