Name: 30+ BEST Bourbon Cocktails
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Ingredients: 1/2 cup pure maple syrup from Canada; ¼ c water; 1 cup frozen cranberries; 1 ounce maple cranberry syrup; 1 ½ ounces bourbon; 1 ounce unsweetened cranberry juice; Ice; Rosemary sprigs (to garnish)

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Do you have a bottle of bourbon that’s been hanging around in your liquor cabinet forever? Wondering how to use it up? Or, you just really love bourbon, and you are wondering what some of the best cocktails you can make with it are?

There are so many amazing bourbon drinks out there!

I typically use it in my favorite hot toddies, but it’s also a key ingredient to many other cocktail recipes!

PS – Wondering about the differences between bourbon and whiskey? Read all about Bourbon vs. Whiskey here.

Let’s get started!

Easy Bourbon Cocktails: The Lineup

The New York Sour Slush is a frothy, frozen version of a tart bourbon sour. Refined with a splash of sweet red wine syrup, this sophisticated adult slushy is easy to make and will be a hit at your next summer gathering.

New York Sour Slush

The Paper Plane Cocktail is a bittersweet modern cocktail made with just 4 ingredients. Well-balanced and tangy, it’s perfect for those new to whiskey or if you’re looking for a boozy drink that goes down easy.

Paper Plane Cocktail

This Cranberry Maple Bourbon Smash Cocktail is the perfect fall cocktail. Whip up a batch of maple-cranberry simple syrup in just 5-minutes. Then combine it with bourbon and cranberry juice, top it with a rosemary sprig and enjoy!

Cranberry Maple Bourbon Smash

This classic Mint Julep recipe is the perfect Kentucky Derby Cocktail. Learn about the best bourbon to use, its ingredients and history.

Mint Julep

Putting a festive spin on a classic cocktail with this Cranberry Bourbon Sour. Simply mix everything together for a perfectly sweetened very merry cocktail!

Get the RECIPE from Half Baked Harvest

Learn how to make egg nog from scratch with this easy recipe that’s perfect for the holidays! Serve it as-is for a non-alcoholic eggnog or spike it with your favorite alcohol like brandy, bourbon or rum.

Homemade Egg Nog

Nightmare on Bourbon Street…the delicious, perfectly sweet, easy, spiced, and warming drink to cozy up to on a haunted Hallows Eve!

Get the RECIPE from Half Baked Harvest

This whiskey sour recipe is sweetened with maple syrup, which tastes so much more interesting than basic simple syrup. The recipe includes plenty of fresh lemon juice and a hefty pinch of ground cinnamon, which offers some warming flavor for cold winter days. You can skip the cinnamon, though, if you would like a classic whiskey sour.

Get the RECIPE from Cookie and Kate

Get into the spirit of the season with this Holiday Cheermeister Bourbon Punch. Warming bourbon, sweet pomegranate juice, zesty citrus, and bubbly Prosecco, all mixed together to create the perfect holiday punch. Serve this poured over homemade festive “holiday” ice cubes for the prettiest seasonal…

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THREE MUGS OF HOT TODDIES GARNISHED WITH LEMON SLICES AND STAR ANISE NEXT TO HONEY JAR

This delicious Hot Toddy recipe is perfect for chilly weather. Learn several variations on how to make a hot toddy – with tea, apple cider, brandy, bourbon, or rum.

Hot Toddy

Garden Cherry Bourbon Smash: a summer garden-inspired cocktail. Super simple, but oh so pretty…the perfect cocktail to really kick off summer!

Get the RECIPE from Half Baked Harvest

Mug of mulled cider garnished with cranberries, apple slices and cinnamon stick.

Mulled Apple Cider is a cozy warm beverage for chilly nights. Make it in the slow cooker, on the stove or in your instant pot. Can be served non-alcoholic or spiked with bourbon.

Mulled Apple Cider

Grilled Peach and Basil Arnold Palmer w/ or w/out bourbon, a deliciously refreshing healthy – yes healthy, drink (minus bourbon) , from halfbakedharvest.com

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Celebrate the season with this Cinnamon Bourbon Fizz, great for holiday parties with family and friends…the perfect cozy winter cocktail!

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Spiced Persimmon Bourbon Old Fashioned: The perfect warming cocktail for cold fall and winter nights!

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This Gingerbread Whiskey Sour recipe from The Whole Smiths is perfect for any holiday or Christmas celebration. It’s easy enough for any home bartender to master but fancy enough to make you feel you’re sitting at a fancy bar.

Get the RECIPE from The Whole Smiths

The perfect Thanksgiving cocktail. This fall spiced whiskey sour features apple cider and whiskey and tastes like autumn in a glass!

Get the RECIPE from Modern Glam

Gingered Peach Bourbon Thyme Smash: deliciously sweet, hinted with thyme, and kicked up with a little ginger fizz action…ginger beer

Get the RECIPE from @halfbakedharvest.com

Fresh apple cider, zesty orange, sweet fig preserves, a generous shot of bourbon, and a splash of sparkling water. This cider smash is sweet, citrusy, and warming. The perfect cocktail to cozy up to and welcome the start of autumn.

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Get ready to up your cocktail game, people. This smoked rosemary and blackberry whiskey sour is a show-stopper and tastes even better than it looks!

Get the RECIPE from Mighty Mrs

Two summer classics, lemonade and peaches, are combined to make a refreshing summer cocktail that everyone is sure to love. This pitcher style drink requires just three ingredients, and about 5 minutes of prep time. It’s doesn’t get easier or more delicious.

Get the RECIPE from Half Baked Harvest

This Apple Pie Cinnamon cocktail (for the over 21 crowd) is a festive drink for fall. Serve either warm or cold.

Get the RECIPE from Cooking on the Front Burners

This Spicy Bourbon Pumpkin Smash is the perfect cozy cocktail for long autumn and winter nights. Homemade spiced pumpkin syrup, mixed with warming bourbon, orange, and bitters.

Get the RECIPE from Half Baked Harvest

Smoked rosemary and Irish whiskey are a match made in heaven. This twist on the classic old-fashioned is sure to please any whiskey lover.

Get the RECIPE from This is Mel Drake

This Charred Orange Whiskey drink is a twist on the classic Old Fashioned. The flavor that you get from the charred orange slice is amazing!

Get the RECIPE from Mantitlement

The classic whiskey sour gets a smoky upgrade from a splash of mezcal. Shaked with an egg white, this cocktail is not only smoky, it’s also lusciously foamy.

Get the RECIPE from Zestful Kitchen

Try this whiskey and honey cocktail; it’s a blend of chamomile, lemon balm, and valerian root. Perfect for those warmer nights when you want something refreshing and calming.

Get the RECIPE from Broma Bakery

Spiced Honey Bourbon Old Fashioned…simply mix everything together for a cocktail that’s perfectly sweetened, spiced, and so delicious!

Get the RECIPE from Half Baked Harvest

This pumpkin whiskey smash is the perfect cocktail to enjoy this fall. Made with homemade pumpkin simple syrup and seasoned with pumpkin pie spice, this whisky cocktail is one cozy drink.

Get the RECIPE from The Cookie Rookie

Your Friday night can be the perfect type of Blue with this easy cocktail mixed with Whiskey, Blue Whiskey. It’s a hard drink which is blue in color, with a fantastic taste!

Get the RECIPE from A Worthy Read

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