Drinki

Cocktails with whiskey and lemon

5 recipes here use both. None are pourable from those two alone, but 2 are a single ingredient away.

The one thing to add

Honey — the only thing between you and a Hot Toddy.

More about honey — a fresh or store-cupboard item rather than something we send you shopping for.

Questions

What cocktails can you make with whiskey and lemon?
5 recipes on Drinki use both whiskey and lemon: Whiskey Sour, Paper Plane, Penicillin, Hot Toddy and Amaretto Sour.
Can you make anything with just whiskey and lemon and nothing else?
No — every one of these 5 recipes needs at least one more ingredient. The shortest hop is honey, which is all that stands between you and a Hot Toddy.
What should you buy next if you have whiskey and lemon?
Honey — the only thing between you and a Hot Toddy.

About each one

"whiskey" covers bourbon, rye whiskey and scotch here — each recipe says which.

  • Bourbon 6 cocktails on Drinki · Corn sweetness up front, then vanilla, caramel and coconut from the charred new oak
  • Rye whiskey 3 cocktails on Drinki · Dry and peppery, with baking spice and a hard, almost mineral edge
  • Scotch 5 cocktails on Drinki · Malted barley, cereal and honey in a blend; peated whiskies add smoke, iodine and salt
  • Lemons 16 cocktails on Drinki · Sharp, clean, slightly floral acidity

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