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 Shake up your cocktail game with this easy, refreshing whiskey lemonade cocktail!

Whiskey lemonade in a short glass with a large square ice cube. this recipe

Let's have a drink!

This drink. It's got whiskey in it. And is delicious.

Woman\'s hand holding a glass of whiskey lemonade.

(PS - If you aren't really a whiskey person, you should totally try it anyway. This drink dilutes the whiskey flavor with a bit of sweetness, so you'll get all the good stuff with less of the overpowering flavor!)

Silver cocktail shaker pouring whiskey lemonade into a short glass with a large ice cube inside.
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When we were in Portland over Christmas, we went to a great bourbon bar downtown and tried some of their signature drinks.

They had one with whiskey, some other stuff I don't remember, and APRICOT JAM. Seriously. Apricot Jam. And you know what? It was friggin' delicious.

So when we got home, I spent a day trying to create a similar whiskey drink that would tickle my tastebuds and convert me to whiskey-drinking-dom. And after a few attempts, we have a winner!

Whiskey lemonade in a short, thick glass with a large ice cube.
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Whiskey lemonade in a short glass with a large square ice cube.

Sweet Whiskey Lemonade

  • Author: Jessie
  • Prep Time: 5 mins
  • Total Time: 5 minutes
  • Yield: 2 1x
  • Category: Cocktails
  • Cuisine: American
  • Diet: Vegetarian
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Description

An easy whiskey lemonade cocktail perfect for summer.

Ingredients

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  • 2 oz triple sec (I like Cointreau)
  • 2 oz whiskey (I used Bushmills Irish Whiskey)
  • 1.5 oz lemon juice
  • 1 Tbsp. lime juice
  • 1 tsp. granulated sugar (super fine sugar is best, but regular baking sugar will do)
  • ½ tsp. apricot preserves
  • 3 oz. tonic water

Instructions

  1. In a shaker, combine all ingredients except tonic water with ice and shake well. Fill two glasses with ice and strain half of the drink mixture into each glass.
  2. Top each glass off with 1 and ½ ounces of tonic water. Serve immediately.

Keywords: drinks, cocktail, whiskey

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  1. Diane

    where can I buy the glass

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  2. brita

    This sounds SO good right about now. It's been so hot here lately!! ps (unrelated)- I really like the "in a hurry...jump to recipe" link that you have at the top of your page. I really want to implement something like that on my blog soon!

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    • Jessie

      Thank you so much, Brita! I JUST installed that "recipe jump" link - I'm so happy to hear you like it! I just used a bit of html and text, nothing too fancy 🙂

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  3. christiemccormick

    Oh, man. Delish. But Irish Whiskey isn't bourbon, which is why this drink is so good!

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  4. Queenie

    Oh! This sounds so good. I will have to try it sometime.

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