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Our Favorite Scotch Cocktails

March 05, 2024

Story: Punch Staff

photo: Shannon Sturgis

Cocktails

Our Favorite Scotch Cocktails

March 05, 2024

Story: Punch Staff

photo: Shannon Sturgis

Go beyond the Rob Roy with 15 simple recipes.

Thanks in part to a simple Manhattan variation and an underrated disco drink, the notion that Scotch should only be enjoyed neat is waning. The whisky figures into a small but mighty canon of classic cocktails, with a growing number of modern drinks now also calling on the spirit. And it’s not just strong, stirred drinks that lean on the whisky: Scotch has established itself as a versatile ingredient in tropical highballs, swizzles and even fluffy, dessert-like fizzes. Here are some of our favorite ways to mix with Scotch, beyond the Rob Roy.

Drambuie Cocktail Recipe Rusty Ringo
Recipes

Rusty Ringo

A modern spin on the Rusty Nail.

Coco Whiskey
Recipes

Vintage Coco

A citrusy spin on the classic Caribbean combination of Scotch and coconut water.

Recipes

Trader Vic’s Sour

A tiki sour that works equally well with bourbon, Scotch or brandy.

Fernet Ramos Gin Fizz Cocktail Recipe
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Fernet Ramos

A next-gen mashup of a Ramos Gin Fizz and Fernet and Coke.

Recipes

Nova Scotia

A Scotch Old-Fashioned crossed with an Alaska.

toby cecchini highball
Recipes

Scotch & Soda

A dead-simple build inspired by the classic Japanese Highball.

Baijiu Cocktail
Recipes

Golden Years

A savory Old-Fashioned riff built on a base of baijiu.

Recipes

Improved Scotch Sling

A rare stirred Scotch sour "improved" by maraschino liqueur.

Underrated Classic Cocktail Godfather
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Christine Wiseman’s Godfather

Made with a tropical-leaning Scotch, the dive bar staple is delightful any time of year.

French Connection Cocktail
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French Connection

A smoky, gentian-inflected take on the Boulevardier.

The Barrymore Cocktail Recipe
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Barrymore Cocktail

An austere Scotch cocktail with a rinse of green Chartreuse.

How to Use Allspice Dram
Recipes

Flannel Shirt

A bone-warming drink made with the classic flavors of fall—apple, earth, spice and smoke.

Rapscallion Cocktail
Recipes

Rapscallion

A European modern classic that reads like the love child of a Bobby Burns and a Sazerac.

Old Grampian Old Fashioned Cocktail Recipe
Recipes

Old Grampian

Where many Old-Fashioneds require a healthy stir, this one is meant to tell a story as the ice melts.

house no.3
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House No. 3

A Rob Roy mixed with a Bamboo, by way of the tropics.

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