Explore the whiskey lover’s choices for National Cocktail Day

With today being National Cocktail Day, we’ve already covered some great drink options for vodka lovers. But if you’re a whiskey fan — particularly if you usually drink your whiskey neat — then this can be a great excuse to try mixing with this spirit too. Whiskey has such a powerful flavor that it doesn’t need to be used in large amounts to have a big impact on a drink, but even in small amounts it can add a depth and complexity to a drink that no other spirit offers.

If you’re considering raising a glass tonight, then these suggestions for Wyoming Whiskey are sure to hit the mark.

Banana Old Fashioned

Ingredients:

• 1 ½ oz Wyoming Whiskey Double Cask
• 1 barspoon banana liqueur
• 1 barspoon Grand Marnier
• 1 dash Angostura Bitters
• 1 dash Absinthe

Method:

1. Combine all ingredients in a mixing glass.
2. Stir until chilled and diluted.
3. Strain into a rocks glass over a large ice cube.
4. Garnish with a lemon twist and banana chip.

Wyoming Whiskey Paper Plane

Ingredients:

• ¾ ounce Wyoming Whiskey Small Batch Bourbon
• ¾ ounce Aperol
• ¾ ounce Amaro Nonino Quintessentia
• ¾ ounce lemon juice

Method:

1. Add Wyoming Whiskey Small Batch Bourbon, Aperol, Amaro Nonino and lemon juice into a shaker with ice and shake until well-chilled.
2. Strain into a coupe glass and garnish with a lemon wedge.

Wyoming Revolver

Ingredients:

• 1 ½ oz Wyoming Whiskey Outryder
• ½ oz coffee liqueur
• 1 oz Carpano Antica Sweet Vermouth
• 2 dashes orange bitters

Method:

1. Combine all ingredients into a mixing glass and stir with ice until properly diluted and chilled.
2. Strain into chilled coupe or Nick & Nora glass.
3. Garnish with orange twist and cherry on a garnish pick.