Whiskey Sling

Name: Whiskey Sling
Total time: 3 min
Yield: 1 cocktail
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 2 oz Bourbon; 0.5 oz Fresh Lemon Juice; 0.5 oz Simple Syrup; Soda Water to top; Lemon twist (garnish, optional); Nutmeg (garnish, optional)

Classic

Whiskey, lemon, sugar, and nutmeg.

Before DinnerVintageCitrusy

3 minEasyBalanced

Caramel and vanilla from the bourbon, a bright lemon edge, and warm nutmeg spice. Mellow, balanced, and easygoing.

Ingredients

2 oz Bourbon
0.5 oz Fresh Lemon Juice
0.5 oz Simple Syrup
Soda Water to top
Lemon twist · optional garnish
Nutmeg · optional garnish

Method

1
Add the bourbon, lemon juice, and simple syrup to a rocks glass filled with ice.
2
Top with soda water and stir gently.
3
Garnish with a lemon twist and a little freshly grated nutmeg.

The Story

A sling built on whiskey, in the early American style: spirit, sugar, water, and a grating of nutmeg. It is lighter than a Whiskey Sour and more rounded than a highball, a comfortable, old-fashioned drink for slow evenings.

Glass · Rocks glassGarnish · Lemon twist, Nutmeg