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Apricot Toddy

One of the only cocktails we know of that’s made with a dried-fruit-infused spirit.
February 1986
Keywords
gourmet's favorite cocktails: 1941-2009,
winter,
bourbon,
fruit
recipes

Bourbon Sloe Gin Cocktail

A blender drink unlike any other, and an image-changer for sloe gin: It’s not just for embarrassingly named cocktails.
August 1981
Keywords
gourmet's favorite cocktails: 1941-2009,
summer,
bourbon,
sloe gin,
beverages
recipes

Beau Fashion

An Old Fashioned variant made grander with the addition of Grand Marnier.
May 1997
Keywords
gourmet's favorite cocktails: 1941-2009,
spring,
bourbon,
grand marnier,
beverages
recipes

Mint Julep

Of course the bourbon matters, but there are few drinks where the ice is so critical.
May 1983
Keywords
gourmet's favorite cocktails: 1941-2009,
spring,
bourbon,
beverages
recipes

Kaffeeklatsch Punch

Sometimes you need a pick-me-up, sometimes you need help relaxing. This drink can go both ways.
June 1969
Keywords
gourmet's favorite cocktails: 1941-2009,
crème de cacao,
bourbon,
summer,
spirits
recipes

Ward 8 Cocktail

Essentially a whiskey sour with a dash of grenadine, we like this one better with rye, but bourbon’s good, too.
October 1962
Keywords
gourmet's favorite cocktails: 1941-2009,
bourbon,
fall,
spirits,
beverages
recipes

Dunham Cooler

Orange juice tends to dominate whatever spirit it’s mixed with, but here the bourbon actually stands up to it.
July 1952
Keywords
gourmet's favorite cocktails: 1941-2009,
bourbon,
summer,
spirits,
beverages
recipes

Ski Lift

Après ski, or anytime there’s a nip in the air, this citrusy hot toddy—made with bourbon or rye—will warm you up.
November 1955
Keywords
gourmet's favorite cocktails: 1941-2009,
bourbon,
rye,
winter,
spirits
recipes

Whisky Sour

Another of our favorite drink recipes from the ’40s, its a bar benchmark, a bit like roast chicken at a French bistro.
November 1946
Keywords
gourmet's favorite cocktails: 1941-2009,
bourbon,
spirits,
cocktails,
beverages