Festive whiskey cocktails to impress
Whether you’re looking for an after dinner drink to spice up the party or a festive spin on your favourite wintertime tipple, here are six whiskey cocktails to get you in the Christmas spirit
23rd December 2022
Cocktails
Bourbon has long formed the backbone of the world’s most popular cocktails. And despite having been seen as less appealing to the tastes of the broader public, the times they have a-changed and Scotch is now also a regular on cocktail menus. Between them, the variety of flavours on offer to the casual mixologist is dizzying.
The articles below should offer a great starter for how to enjoy whisky of all sorts in mixed drinks from the simple highball to more complex recipes.
Six classic whisky cocktails you should know how to make
From the ultimate Old Fashioned cocktail to the very best Whiskey Sour, here’s how to make the very best classic whisky cocktails
29th August 2022
Whisky cocktail ideas to try this spring
Whisky is a spirit often associated with leather armchairs, warm firesides and cold weather. While it’s a great drink to cosy up with, it’s also
23rd March 2022
Beyond the bottle: Seven tips for serving more sustainable whisky
At home or behind the bar, here are seven tips for serving your whisky more sustainably
22nd September 2021
Highballs, highballs, highballs!
Here are five things we learned about the drink of the moment at the World Whisky Weekender session with Johnnie Walker Master Blender Emma Walker
24th August 2021
Sunrise Highball – The Signature World Whisky Day 2021 Cocktail
Join us on on Friday at 7:45 BST as Ervin Trykowski will make this live as part of our #WorldWhiskyWeekender celebrations. Ingredients 50ml JW Black
12th May 2021
A beginner’s guide to whisky cocktails – seven easy serves to start
World Whisky Day asked seven experts from around the world to recommend one simple serve to convince the whisky sceptic that it’s time to see what they’ve been missing.
1st May 2020
The Highball – The World Whisky Day 2019 Cocktail
World Whisky Day founder, Blair Bowman, reveals the official World Whisky Day cocktail for 2019
16th May 2019
Smoky Ol’ Tom – A World Whisky Day 2018 Cocktail
Iain Forteath, Global Brand Ambassador for Angus Dundee Distillers, has created a bespoke cocktail using Tomintoul 10 Single Malt Scotch Whisky for World Whisky Day 2018.
10th May 2018
Four cocktails to make you fall in love with peated whisky
Peated whisky can seem like a difficult beast to tame, especially when it comes to mixing. In less-than-deft hands the smokiness can prove overpowering, masking other flavours.
22nd March 2018