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Bourbon

Brown Derby

This simple honey-grapefruit cocktail dates to Prohibition, though its origin is a matter of some debate.

Candied Yams

With a buttery bourbon glaze, this Gourmet legend requires just four ingredients.

New York Sour

The New York Sour is a classic cocktail that combines whiskey, lemon, and simple syrup and then gets a small pour of red wine floated ever so carefully on top.

Boulevardier

The boulevardier is a classic whiskey cocktail that requires just three ingredients.

Fanciulli

The Fanciulli cocktail is a variation on the Perfect Manhattan—bourbon or rye, and a split of sweet and dry vermouth—that replaces the dry vermouth with Fernet-Branca.

Old-Fashioned

The best old-fashioned recipe is the one you love. Made with bourbon or rye, this simple stirred drink is destined to become your new go-to.

Bow & Arrow

Mezcal and bourbon meet pineapple and cinnamon in this bar-worthy cocktail. Serve with a flaming presentation, or leave the pyrotechnics to the professionals.

Bourbon–Brown Sugar Barbecue Sauce

Find out why one reviewer calls it “the holy grail of BBQ sauces.”

Jeffrey Morgenthaler’s Amaretto Sour

The ingredient that takes this cocktail from a tired trend to an improved classic is nearly an ounce of quality overproof bourbon.

Smoke Show

The Smoke Show uses bourbon, rum, and cinnamon syrup to make a cocktail so delectable, it doubles as dessert. 

Gold Rush

You only need bourbon, fresh lemon juice, and honey to shake up the Gold Rush cocktail.

Kensington

The Kensington cocktail is a riff on the perfect manhattan, made with bourbon, sweet and dry vermouth, and a spoonful of bitter orange marmalade.

Drunk Blondies

Bourbon, toasted coconut, pecans, chocolate chips—these loaded blondies from Cheryl Day have pretty much everything.

Paper Plane

Starring two bitter Italian liqueurs, bourbon, and lemon juice, this four-ingredient cocktail is as easy to make as it is to sip.

Modern Medicine

A smoky scotch float takes this tangy whiskey cocktail to the next level.

Fireplace Eggnog

This modern eggnog recipe adds a vanilla bean and a smoky tea to the classic formula, evoking that yuletide feeling without drifting into Christmas spice.

Howitzer

Bourbon and peach come together in this Southern take on a French 75.

Classic Whiskey Sour

The whiskey sour, a simple combination of whiskey, sugar, and fresh lemon juice is one of the most important developments in cocktails.