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Cocktails with whiskey and vermouth

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

Can make with these

Nothing, on those two alone — every recipe here is a mixed drink and needs at least one more thing. The nearest is the Manhattan, which needs only angostura bitters.

One more ingredient

Other close matches

The one thing to add

Angostura bitters — the only thing between you and a Manhattan.

Buy Angostura bitters · £10

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Questions

What cocktails can you make with whiskey and vermouth?
3 recipes on Drinki use both whiskey and vermouth: Boulevardier, Manhattan and Vieux Carré.
Can you make anything with just whiskey and vermouth and nothing else?
No — every one of these 3 recipes needs at least one more ingredient. The shortest hop is angostura bitters, which is all that stands between you and a Manhattan.
What should you buy next if you have whiskey and vermouth?
Angostura bitters — the only thing between you and a Manhattan.

About each one

"whiskey" covers bourbon, rye whiskey and scotch here, and "vermouth" covers dry vermouth and sweet vermouth 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
  • Dry vermouth 2 cocktails on Drinki · Green apple, chamomile and dried herbs over a dry, slightly saline wine base
  • Sweet vermouth 6 cocktails on Drinki · Bitter orange, vanilla, red fruit and a herbal, slightly medicinal finish

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