We have several bottles of whisky cluttering up the cupboard but neither of us are all that struck on whisky itself.  The only use I have for it is with hot milk before bed when I'm feeling under the weather - it guarantees a good night's sleep and I usually wake up feeling a whole lot better.

David suggested that we find some cocktails involving whisky, so here are three ideas from someone called Wayne Collins (who seems to know quite a bit about about this) with a link below to other suggestions:

Mac Daddy

Ingredients

• dash whisky bitters
• 1 strip orange zest
• 25ml/1fl oz Scotch whisky
• 25ml/1fl oz ginger liqueur
• lemon zest, to garnish

Method

1. Place all the ingredients into a cocktail shaker with a handful of ice and stir to mix.
2. Strain into a whiskey tumbler over ice, garnish with lemon zest and serve.

The highlander

Ingredients

• 1 tsp lemon juice
• 35ml blended whisky
• 15ml peach liqueur
• 20ml pressed apple juice
• cream soda
• peach and apple wedges, to garnish

Method

1. Mix the lemon juice, scotch, peach liqueur, apple juice in a mixing glass with a handful of ice.
2. Strain the mixture into a highball glass and top with cream soda. Garnish with the peach and apple wedges.

Cherry smash

Slow things down, shake up a whisky cocktail and enjoy the cherry smash.

Ingredients

• 2 fresh cherries
• 1 wedge orange
• 20ml/¾fl oz fresh lemon juice
• 6 fresh mint leaves
• 1 tsp sugar syrup
• 50ml/2fl oz cherry bourbon whisky

To serve

• 1 sprig fresh mint
• 1 fresh cherry
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Method

1. Place the cherries, orange, lemon juice and mint leaves into a cocktail shaker and mash (muddle) with the end of a rolling pin
2. Add the sugar syrup, cherry bourbon and a handful of ice and shake hard.
3. Strain the cocktail into a tumbler filled with crushed ice and garnish with a mint sprig and fresh cherry.

• 1 fresh cherry

From: http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/whisky_cocktail

and also: http://www.bonappetit.com/recipes/slideshow/15-amazing-whiskey-cocktail-recipes/?slide=1

http://mybestcocktails.com/cocktails-with-13-Whisky.html