Mixers For Bourbon Other Than Classic Coke

Bubbles soften just about any liquor, so trusty soda water with bourbon lets you craft a tall, easy-drinking beverage. Try it in a highball or a bourbon rickey.

Ginger beer’s warm spice and sweetness enhance bourbon with a gentle flavor. The mixer needs only bourbon, ice, and ginger ale or beer.

Bourbon’s sweetness balances coffee’s bitterness, while the smokiness contrasts the fruity flavors. The easiest way to combine them is to simply add cold brew to bourbon.

Pairing your bourbon with lemonade offers acidic, fruity, sweet, and boozy notes in a harmonious fashion. The ratios are malleable, so you can dilute them per your tastes.

Combine vermouth and bourbon with a few dashes of bitters to make a flavor-packed Manhattan with notes of caramel, vanilla, and gentle spice.