Cocktails

Recipes for Old Quaker Straight Bourbon, American and Rye whiskeys.

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Old Quaker Sour in a rocks glass with egg-white foam, a skewered cherry and candied lemon peel
Old Quaker SourBourbon whiskey
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Old Quaker Sour
Ingredients
  • 2 oz Old Quaker Bourbon
  • ¾ oz fresh lemon juice
  • ¾ oz simple syrup
  • 1 egg white (or ½ oz aquafaba)
  • Garnish: cocktail cherry and candied lemon peel
Method
  1. Add the bourbon, lemon juice, simple syrup and egg white to a shaker.
  2. Shake hard without ice for about 15 seconds to build the foam.
  3. Add ice and shake again until well chilled.
  4. Strain into a rocks glass over fresh ice.
  5. Top with a skewered cherry and a piece of candied lemon peel.

Try It With Rye: Swap in Old Quaker Rye for a spicier, drier sour.

Old Quaker Rye Smash over crushed ice with a mint sprig and lemon, on a marble bar top
Old Quaker Rye SmashRye whiskey
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Old Quaker Rye Smash
Ingredients
  • 2 oz Old Quaker Rye
  • ¾ oz simple syrup
  • 3 lemon wedges (about half a lemon)
  • 6 to 8 fresh mint leaves
  • Garnish: mint sprig
Method
  1. Muddle the lemon wedges with the simple syrup in a shaker.
  2. Add the mint leaves and press gently. Bruise them; don’t shred them.
  3. Add the rye and ice, then shake hard for about 10 seconds.
  4. Double strain into a rocks glass over crushed ice.
  5. Slap a mint sprig between your palms and tuck it in as the garnish.
Old Quaker American Whiskey over a large ice cube, beside a cigar on a slate coaster
Old Quaker on the RocksAmerican whiskey
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Old Quaker on the Rocks
Ingredients
  • 2 oz Old Quaker American Whiskey
  • 1 large ice cube
  • Optional garnish: orange peel
Method
  1. Place a large ice cube in a rocks glass.
  2. Pour the whiskey over the ice.
  3. Stir gently for about 10 seconds to chill and open it up.
  4. If you like, express an orange peel over the glass and drop it in.

Try It With Bourbon or Rye: Pour all three side by side and find your favorite.

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