Cocktails

Sweet and sour

WITH WARMING WHISKEY ABOUT TO BECOME UNNECESSARY AS WE MOVE INTO SPRING TEMPERATURES, TRY THESE CITRUSSPIKED COCKTAILS.

2 parts The Sexton Single Malt Irish Whiskey ¾ part lime juice 1 part pineapple juice ½ part falernum ½ part brown sugar simple syrup 2 dashes black walnut bitters

Combine ingredients in a cocktail shaker. Add crushed ice and shake quickly. Pour the entire contents into a hurricane glass filled with crushed ice. Garnish with a pineapple leaf and mint sprig.

The Flamethrower Oklahoma Sidecar

2 parts TINCUP American Whiskey 3 tablespoons superfine sugar 1 lemon wedge 1 part orange liqueur ¾ part freshly squeezed lemon juice Ice

Place sugar in a shallow bowl. Run lemon wedge around the rim of a glass. Dip rim into sugar. Combine whiskey, orange liqueur, and lemon juice in a cocktail shaker. Add ice, cover shaker, shake for 20 seconds and strain into serving glass.