Bourbon is the American workhorse. Sweet corn, toasted oak, burnt caramel, and a bit of vanilla in the finish. It’s the Old Fashioned, the Manhattan, the Mint Julep, the Whiskey Sour, and any drink that needs to taste like a quiet porch in Kentucky at 6pm in July.

Inside: Old Fashioned, Manhattan, Mint Julep, Whiskey Sour, Boulevardier, Kentucky Mule, New York Sour, Paper Plane, Gold Rush, Rusty Nail, and every bourbon-led variation, spirit-forward to sour to stirred.

Looking for something different? Browse our full drink themes collection or the cocktails by ingredient index.