Whisky & Ember recipes

Cocktails

Six drinks, each with the reasoning behind the pour.

Every recipe gives measures in millilitres first, with ounces alongside, plus the tools you need, the method, and notes on what you can change. New to this? Start with the Paper Plane: four equal measures, one shaker and a chilled glass.

Five of these drinks are also in our free guide, Five Classics, Rebuilt, with a story, a build and two food pairings for each.

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The tools behind the drinks

Eight simple tools cover every recipe here. Each tool page explains what it does, how to use it, and which drinks need it.

A few useful habits

  • Measure carefully, use fresh citrus, and chill the glass.
  • Ice adds water as well as cold. A shake or stir time is a starting point, because the size and condition of your ice also change the result.
  • Taste the drink before changing it, then change one thing and taste again.

From Five Classics, Rebuilt. Please drink responsibly.