Whisky Summer Cocktails
| 27-07-2018 | By Whizzky Team |
Whisky is such a versatile drink, you can enjoy it all year round. For a refreshing twist, sodas, fruit, refreshing herbs such as mint and lots of ice are important ingredients. Try your hand at these three cocktails for your best summer.
Mint Julep
Mint Julep
The Mint Julep cocktail with its roots in the south of the US, is made from a mixture of bourbon, sugar, water and mint. It was once believed to have medicinal properties.It is a summer favourite not only for the bourbon but the refreshing mint and cooling ice.
- 2 cups sugar
- 2 cups water
- Sprigs of fresh mint
- Crushed ice
- Old Forester Straight Bourbon Whisky
- Silver Julep Cups
1. Make a simple syrup by boiling sugar and water together for five minutes.
2. Cool and place in a covered container with six or eight sprigs of fresh mint, then refrigerate overnight.
3. Make one julep at a time by filling a julep cup with crushed ice, adding one tablespoon mint syrup and two ounces of Old Forester bourbon.
4. Stir rapidly with a spoon to frost the outside of the cup. Garnish with a sprig of fresh mint.
Watermelon and Whiskey Cooler
Women and Whisky’s Watermelon Whiskey Cooler
Looking for something sweet and fruity to serve on a hot summer day? Try Women and Whisky’s delectable watermelon and whiskey cooler. The watermelon and soda water make this a refreshing drink, perfect for rising temperatures.
Ingredients
- 6-8 Watermelon Cubes
- 3/4 oz Lemon Juice
- 1/2 oz Simple Syrup
- 1 1/2 oz Wild Turkey Bourbon
- Splash of Soda Water
Method
1. Muddle watermelon cubes.
2. Add lemon juice, simple syrup, and Wild Turkey Bourbon.
3. Shake with ice and serve over fresh ice.
4. Top with a splash of soda water. Enjoy!
A Suntory Highball
Japanese Highball
You can make your own highball by simply mixing soda water and whisky with a twist of lemon. Better yet, try the Japanese Highball. Japan's favourite cocktail is not just a whisky soda. This highball is an art form with specific ingredients including carved ice.
Ingredients
- 2 oz Japanese whisky
- Soda Water
- Carved Ice
Method
1. Stir a single piece of carved ice in the glass until the sides start to chill. Pour off the melted water.
2. Pour Japanese whisky over the ice, add one more piece to bring the liquid and ice to a level point in the glass, and stir thirteen and a half times, clockwise.
3. Add the third piece of ice, and top off with two-thirds of soda water.
4. Stir clockwise, three and a half times.
5. Lift the stirring spoon to homogenise the whisky and water. Without stirring the drink any further, softly draw the spoon from the glass and serve.
(Main Image Source: Whisky Advocate. Author Sussanah Skiver Barton)
