Quick Whisky Cocktails

Three quick whisky cocktails, two of them simple and traditional, the third, a little more unusual, for you to make and enjoy.

Whisky Mac

What you need:

• 2 parts Scotch whisky
• 1 part Green Ginger Wine

Place ingredients in a traditional whisky tumbler, and mix by holding the base of the glass and shaking gently.

Whisky Sour

What you need:

• 2 measures Scotch whisky
• Juice half a lemon
• ½ teaspoon sugar
• A few ice cubes

If you have a cocktail shaker, place all the ingredients in it, cover, and shake well to mix. Alternatively place in a jug and stir well. Pour into a whisky tumbler and finish off with a squirt of soda water if required.

Rattlesnake

There are a number of different versions of Rattlesnake; we've chosen this one, which, like all of them, has a powerful bite!

What you need:

• 2 measures Canadian whisky
• 1 egg white
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• ½ teaspoon icing sugar
• 3 dashes Pernod
• Ice

Place all the ingredients in a cocktail shaker and shake vigorously (or into a jug and stir). Strain through a fine sieve into a cocktail glass.

For whisky cocktails, use blended Scotch whisky not single malts.

As in all cocktails, experiment and sample until you get the mix just to your liking.