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Sherry and chamomile syrup combine with bourbon for this light and easy-drinking spring cocktail.

Essential Whisky Cocktail: Gold Rush

This bourbon-based modern classic is a rich, easy-to-make variation on the Whiskey Sour.

Even if your home mixology skills are lacking, these kits can help you whip up a top-notch drink.

The herbaceous liqueur Chartreuse makes for a tasty pairing with whisky, especially rye.

These whisky groups add an extra layer to their meetings by serving cocktails as well as tasting.

Offering a welcome drink puts guests at ease and prepares them for the tasting to come.

DIY Baileys is incredibly simple and easy to customize—and it can be used in many ways.

This seemingly simple cocktail has endless variations, from the Kentucky Buck to the Whisky Mac.

Bold, spicy rye forms the base of timeless drinks like the Manhattan, and it continues to inspire today’s bartenders.

Bonded rye whiskey balances beautifully with Chartreuse and maraschino liqueur in this revamped version of a Prohibition-era cocktail.

Pineapple gum syrup and lime juice intensify flavor in this revamped version of a classic rye whiskey cocktail.

Rye whiskey stands up to complex flavors from Cognac, Bénédictine, and sweet vermouth in this New Orleans-born cocktail.