Cocktail Recipes Give Whiskey An Added Twist
By FBWorld Team

Drink mixologists enjoy finding more and more ways to complement the whiskey flavor with a plethora of other ingredients, whether its syrups, fruit juices, vermouth or even tea. A growing willingness to experiment with whiskey and bourbon as the primary ingredient in a variety of cocktails is just one of several ways consumer habits have been changing, says Steven Earles, CEO of Portland-based Eastside Distilling. Perhaps the classic whiskey cocktail is the Old-Fashioned, around since the late 19th Century. But for those looking to add even more variety to their whiskey and bourbon selections, Eastside Distilling offers these cocktail recipes:

Marionberry Beret

Ingredients:
1.5 oz. Marionberry Whiskey
.5 oz. Dry Curacao
2 oz. Fresh Grapefruit juice
Served on the rocks

Procedures:
Fill glass with ice, add Burnside Bourbon and recipe ingredients.

Earl's Demise

Ingredients:
25 oz. Cherry Bomb Whiskey (one 750ML bottle)
12.5 oz. Burnside Bourbon
75 oz. Smith Teamaker Earl Grey Tea (chilled)
25 oz. Orange juice
25 oz. Simple syrup
12.5 oz. Sweet vermouth
5 tablespoons Peychaud's Bitters

Procedures:
Mix all the ingredients in a large punch bowl, then add ice or ice ring. Serve in small punch glasses. The mixture serves 10-12 people.

The Sideburn

Ingredients:
1 1/2 oz. Burnside Whiskey
3/4 oz. Aperol
1/2 oz. Solerno Blood Orange Liqueur
1 oz. Fresh lemon juice
1/2 oz. lavender simple syrup
13 oz. Old Fashioned glass over ice

Procedures:
Fill a 14 oz. rocks glass with ice, add all the other ingredients and stir.

Eastside Civil War

Ingredients:
1 1/2 oz. Burnside Bourbon
1/2 oz. Cocchi Torino Sweet Vermouth
1/2 oz. Cynar
2 dashes Fee Brothers Old Fashion Bitters
Amarena cherry

Procedures:
Add all the ingredients, except the cherry, to a 16 oz. mixing glass (pint glass). Fill to within 1 inch of the top with ice. Stir until chilled and strain into a martini glass. Garnish with an Amarena cherry.