The holidays are best enjoyed with good friends, great food and smooth sippin' Jack Daniel's. Take a look at 8 of our favourite whiskey-based cocktail recipes courtesy of Jack Daniel’s.
JACK DANIEL’S TENNESSEE MULE
The fiery spice of ginger with the smoothness of Jack. If You find the fire of ginger beer a bit too challenging for your taste buds, then try swapping for ginger ale. This sweeter alternative still delivers the taste of ginger but without the intense kick.
Ingredients
50ml Jack Daniel’s Old No.7
Ginger beer
squeeze of lime
Method
¾ fill a highball glass with cubed ice
Pour Old No.7 over ice
Add remaining ingredients and stir
Add lime wedge to garnish
JACK DANIEL’S LYNCHBURG LEMONADE
A taste of Lynchburg and Summer over ice. If you visit Lynchburg, Tennessee, you’re pretty much guaranteed a warm welcome and a cool glass of lemonade. Some may call this a gesture of Southern hospitality, but at Jack Daniel’s it’s just called “hello”. And, if you stick around for a minute or two longer, you might very well get offered a splash of Jack to go along with it. That’s how you know you went from “visitor” to “friend”
Ingredients
35ml Jack Daniel’s Old No.7
12.5ml Triple sec
12.5ml fresh lemon juice
lemonade
Method
¾ fill a highball glass over cubed ice
Pour Old No.7 over ice
Add remaining ingredients and stir
Add lemon wedge to garnish
SINGLE BARREL OLD FASHIONED
A cocktail classic elevated to the top shelf. It might sound obvious, but some folks forget that ice is a crucial component of most cocktails. And not all ice cubes are created equal. Larger cubes have as greater surface area which slows down the melting and causes less dilution of your drink. So, before you treat yourself to a Single Barrel Old Fashioned, you might consider treating yourself to a proper ice cube mould. You’ll be glad you did.
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Ingredients
50ml Jack Daniel’s Single Barrel Select
12.5ml Simple syrup
2 dashes Angostura bitters
Orange peel
Method
Combine Jack Daniel’s Single Barrel, simple syrup, and bitters into a cocktail mixing glass
½ fill with ice and stir for 20-30 seconds
Strain into the rocks glass over fresh ice
Garnish with orange peel
JACK DANIEL’S HONEY GINGER
A refreshingly simple mix of honey and ginger. Opposites may not attract, but they can certainly share a drink. Tennessee Honey & Ginger Ale is a twist on a classic Jack drink. Enjoy in great company.
Ingredients
50ml Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Honey
Ginger ale
Method
¾ fill a highball glass with cubed ice
Pour Jack honey over ice
Top with ginger ale
Add lime wedge to garnish
JACK DANIEL’S HONEY SMASH
Perfect for sippin’ on a hot summer day or night. Why is it called a “smash”? Because, when you put a little extra effort into shaking up this classic cocktail, the ice smashes the mint leaves into small pieces.
Ingredients
50ml Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Honey
6-8 mint leaves
12.5ml lemon juice
12.5ml simple syrup
Crushed ice
Method
½ fill a cocktail shaker with cubed ice
Add all ingredients and shake vigorously for 15-20 seconds
2/3 fill a highball glass with crushed ice
Strain the liquid into the glass
Add mint sprig to garnish
GENTLEMAN’S SOUR
A sour made for sippin’. The shaking of a cocktail can make or break the finish of a good drink. The most common shakers used in bars are called “Boston Shakers”. These take some practice to perfect and are definitely not for beginners. Most at-home shakers are called “Cobble Shakers”. These are relatively easy to use and easy to find in stores. However, you can also opt for using any sealable, cylindrical container at home and save your money for another bottle of Gentleman Jack.
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Ingredients
50ml Gentleman Jack
15 ml Lemon juice
12.5ml simple syrup
Dash of bitters
Method
½ fill a cocktail shaker with cubed ice
Add all ingredients and shake vigorously for 20-30 seconds
½ fill a rocks glass with cubed ice
Strain the liquid into the glass
Add lemon wedge to garnish
RASPBERRY LYNCHBURG
A berry twist to a refreshing favourite.
Ingredients
50 ml Jack Daniel’s Old No. 7
22.5ml Lime juice
7.5ml Sugar syrup
Lemonade
15ml Chambord
Method
½ fill the shaker with cubed ice
Add all ingredients except the lemonade and shake vigorously
¾ fill a highball glass with cubed ice
Strain the liquid into the glass
Top with lemonade
Drizzle the Chambord around the surface of the drink
Float 3 raspberries on the drink to garnish
UNREQUITED LOVE PUNCH
A fruit-forward cocktail with a dry edge.
Ingredients
50ml Jack Daniel’s Old No.7
50ml cranberry juice
15ml pineapple juice
15ml orange juice
Ginger Ale
Method
½ fill the shaker with cubed ice
Add all ingredients except the ginger ale and shake vigorously for 10 seconds
¾ fill a highball glass with cubed ice
Strain the liquid into the glass
Top with ginger ale
Add orange slice to garnish
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