Crafting Cocktails with a Canadian Whisky Twist

April 10, 2025

Canadian whisky is known for its smoothness and versatility, making it a perfect base for a variety of cocktails.Whether you're enjoying a classic or experimenting with new recipes, Canadian whisky brings a touch of Canada's rich whisky tradition to every sip.

Here's a list of Whisky cocktails from some of our favourite Canadian Whisky brands:

Cherry Whisky Sour

Ingredients:

4 oz Fresh Cherries, Pitted and Diced
1 oz Simple Syrup
1 oz. Lime Juice
2 oz. Signal Hill Whisky

Directions:

Place the diced cherries in a small bowl along with the simple syrup for at least 30 minutes. Combine the cherries, syrup, lime juice, and Signal Hill Whisky in a blender. Blend on high until the cherries are completely pureed and pour into a glass over ice. Serve immediately.

Side Car

Ingredients:

2 oz Signal Hill Whisky OP
1 oz Orange Liqueur
¾ oz Lemon Juice

Directions:

Add all ingredients into a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake vigorously for 10-15 seconds, or until the outside of the shaker has frosted. Strain into a sugar-rimmed coupe glass, and garnish with a lemon twist.

Mai Tai

Ingredients:

1¾ oz. Signal Hill Whisky
½ oz. Cointreau
¼ oz. Fresh Lime Juice
½ oz. Orgeat Syrup
Angostura Bitters

Directions:

Add Signal Hill Whisky, Cointreau, lime juice and Orgeat syrup to a cocktail shaker with ice and shake vigorously. Double strain into a Collins glass with crushed ice. Top with an Angostura float (roughly 15-20 dashes of Angostura Bitters). Garnish with a fresh mint crown and a fresh lime or dehydrated lime wheel.

Canadian Coffee

Ingredients:

1 oz Cabot Trail maple whisky
1 oz Cabot Trail maple cream
Hot Coffee
Sweetened whipped cream
Chocolate pearls (optional)

Directions:

In a coffee mug or a toddy glass, combine the whisky and the maple cream. Top up with hot coffee. Garnish with whipped cream and chocolate pearls.

Blackberry Basil Smash

Ingredients:

1-½ oz J.P. Wiser’s Deluxe
1oz fresh lemon juice
1 oz Monin Blackberry syrup
1 lemon wedge
3 basil leaves
Soda water
Lemon wheel
Garnish: fresh blackberries

Directions:

In the bottom of a rocks glass muddle a chopped lemon wedge then press basil and tip with ice. In a shaker with ice strain into glass, then top with soda water and garnish with a lemon wheel and blackberries.

Canadiano

Ingredients:

1 oz J.P. Wiser’s Deluxe
1 oz Campari
5 oz Soda Water
Orange Slice

Directions:

Combine all ingredients in a highball glass with ice and garnish with an orange slice.

Boulevardier

Ingredients:

1-½ oz Lot No. 40
1 oz Campari
1oz Sweet Vermouth

Directions:

Combine all ingredients in a mixing glass, add ice so mixing glass is ¾ full and stir about 15 to 18 times. Strain up or over one large cube of ice in glass. Squeeze zest across the drink to release the oils, give it a twist and place it in the drink.

Lot’ Eh

Ingredients:

1-½ oz Lot No. 40
½ oz Amaro
4 oz Coffee
Bar spoon of Cinnamon syrup
Lightly whipped cream

Directions:

Combine ingredients in a glass and give it a stir. Lightly whip cream and float on top of drink and grate fresh nutmeg overtop. Serve in a Mug.

Canadian Cocktail

Ingredients:

2 oz Pike Creek
0.25 oz Orange Curacao
0.25 oz simple syrup
2 dashes Angostura bitters
Garnish: orange zest

Directions:

Combine all ingredients in mixing glass, add ice so mixing glass is ¾ full and stir about 15 to 18 times. Strain over one large cube of ice in glass. Squeeze zest across the drink to release the oils, give it a twist and use as a garnish.

Habitant

Ingredients:

2 oz Pike Creek
1 oz fresh lemon juice
0.5 oz maple syrup
2 dashes of Bitters
Garnish: dehydrated lemon wheel or flowers

Directions:

Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker, add ice and shake until well blended for about 5 to 6 seconds and fine strain into chilled glass and garnish.