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And now, just in time for the holiday season, Jack Daniel’s has introduced boxed gift sets so you can sample a handful of what the brand has to offer. Whether you love a smooth barrel-aged bourbon or the sweet heat of Fireball Whisky, there’s bound to be something for everyone in this Jack Daniel’s variety pack.
What’s in the Jack Daniel’s Gift Set?
This set features five 50-milliliter bottles. First, there’s Jack Daniel’s Old. No. 7, which is mellowed through sugar maple charcoal and matured in barrels, and second, there’s the Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Fire, which is a blend of Jack Daniel’s Old No.7 mixed with cinnamon liqueur. The gift set also includes Jack Daniel’s Single Barrel Select, a 94-proof whiskey with spicy and fruity notes and Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Honey, a blend of Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Whiskey and honey liqueur. Lastly, but certainly not least, we have Gentleman Jack, which is an 80-proof spirit that’s mellowed two times through charcoal.
It’s up to you how you work your way through this set. You could sip it straight, serve it over ice or make a cocktail. We have plenty of ideas for what to mix with whiskey—from the basics to seasonal options.
Where Can I Find the Variety Pack?
Luckily, the Jack Daniel’s gift set is available online and in stores. You can find it at someTarget locations for $14.99 or Total Wine for $23.99 if your state allows alcohol delivery. If you just can’t curb the craving for this gift set but are having trouble finding it at your local Target, you can also order a Jack Daniel’s Old No. 7 Gift Set, complete with two rocks glasses from Drizzly, delivered straight to your door for $23.99.
This is the perfect gift for the whiskey lover in your life—or just a great way to treat yourself to a spicy cocktail on the weekend. The choice is yours!
These Are the Best Whiskey Drinks to Make at Home
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Apart from a homemade Irish coffee, what other drinks can whiskey enhance? This spirit can be added to almost any type of cocktail and works well with a whole slew of mixers—from syrups and fruit juices to kombucha. It's time to grab your cocktail shaker and start playing mixologist with these unexpected whiskey drinks. Just getting started? Here are 7 essential items that should be in every home bar.
Directions: Shake all ingredients in a cocktail shaker until very cold, then pour over ice. Serve in a rocks glass. Top with a splash of ginger beer and garnish with an orange wheel.
Courtesy Bread Booze Bacon
The Belmont Bramble
This refreshing cocktail from Bread Booze Baconproves that blackberry and whiskey go together just like, well, bacon and whiskey. After you've imbibed, save a splash for our editor's favorite recipe for Gentleman's Whiskey Bacon Jam.
Ingredients:
2-½ parts whiskey
2 parts fresh blackberry puree
5 parts lemonade
1 teaspoon fresh basil, finely chopped
Directions: Fill a cocktail shaker with ice. Pour in the whiskey, blackberry puree, lemonade and basil. Cover and shake vigorously for 30 seconds until the shaker feels very cold. Remove the cover from the shaker and strain the cocktail into two rocks glasses filled with ice. (If needed, pour a little more lemonade on top to fill each glass.) Garnish each cocktail with a few blackberries and a fresh basil leaf.
Courtesy Woodford Reserve
Woodford Reserve Eclipse
While typical bourbon drinks have a strong kick, the Chambord liqueur in this recipe adds rich, velvety notes of berries and vanilla into the mix. It'll convert non-whiskey sippers and traditionalists alike. And in case you were wondering, this is the difference between whiskey and bourbon.
Ingredients:
Directions: Combine the bourbon, Chambord, fruit juices, lime and sorghum syrup in a shaker with ice. Shake vigorously, then strain into an iced glass. Top with a dash of club soda and garnish with a black raspberry and lime twist. Read up on the 12 secret cocktail ingredient only bartenders know about.
Courtesy Templeton Rye
New York Summer Sour
This recipe is straight from New York City's famous Gramercy Tavern, one of the most beloved restaurants in America. If you haven't visited, pencil it into your next road trip, along with these other East Coast hot spots for foodies.
Ingredients:
Directions: Pour the ingredients into a cocktail shaker without ice and shake vigorously to froth up the egg white. Bartenders call this a dry-shake. Strain the cocktail into a rocks glass over large ice cubes. (This oversized ice cube tray has rave reviews.) Garnish with cherry and orange.
Courtesy Starward Australian Whisky
Fitzroy
Sherry (not the kind you cook with) is trending in cocktails right now. We recommend trying Tio Pepe Fino, a super dry white sherry wine that's best served chilled. Combined with whiskey and pimento bitters, this drink takes on a unique taste.
Ingredients:
Directions: Add all ingredients except the bitters to a mixing glass with ice and stir gently. Strain over a large ice cube into a rocks glass and garnish with an orange twist. This is how to make an easy cocktail garnish.
Courtesy Proper No. Twelve
Hair of the Tiger
Feeling tropical? This whiskey drink has all kinds of island flavor. Kind of like these staycation-worthy desserts.
Ingredients:
Directions: Chill the whiskey and the kombucha. Pour over ice—you can even used smoked ice—into an old-fashioned glass. Add 2-3 drops Angostura bitters. Stir. Garnish with sliced orange and maraschino cherry.
Courtesy The Drink Blog
Hot Toddy
This classic winter-weather drink recipe from The Drink Blog is one you'll want to sip on, no matter the temp. Good news: Research says this drink may also be the cure for your cold, too.
Ingredients:
1-1/2 ounce bourbon whiskey
1 tablespoon honey
1/2 ounce lemon juice
Cinnamon stick
Lemon slice
Hot water
Directions: Add the honey, lemon juice and bourbon to a mug. Top with hot water. Stir with a cinnamon stick. Float a lemon slice on top.
Courtesy Will Engelmann
Error #5
While this 3-ingredient drink may taste elevated, it actually couldn't be easier to make. The hardest part is stirring. For that, we recommend to invest in a quality mixing glass like this one ($17) so you can do it in style.
Ingredients:
¾ ounce Campari
1-¼ ounce rye whiskey
¾ ounce Carpano vermouth
Directions: Fill a rocks glass and a mixing glass with ice. Pour the liquor into the mixing glass. Stir for 15 seconds. Finally, strain and pour over cubed ice in rocks glass.
Directions: Add the mint and simple syrup to a julep cup ($20). Muddle mint, add crushed ice and pour in the bourbon. Stir and garnish with a fresh mint sprig.
Courtesy Slane Irish Whiskey
Spotted Wood
With all of the proposed health benefits of ginger, what better excuse than to add it to our favorite liquor. Serve this recipe up in a Collins glass and slice the ginger like a spear for a restaurant-worthy presentation.
Ingredients:
2 ounces Irish whiskey
Sliced fresh ginger
3 dashes rosemary bitters
4 ounces Fever-Tree Smoky Ginger Ale
Directions: Combine whiskey, ginger, rosemary and top with Smoky Ginger Ale. Garnish with sliced ginger.
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