Whiskey Cobbler

The Whiskey Cobbler is a Cocktail which consists of Whiskey, Sugar, and Shaved Ice.

Earliest Recipe

Jerry Thomas (1862)

• Take 1 1/2 wine-glass of whiskey.
• 1 tea-spoonful of white sugar dissolved in a
• little water.
• 1 slice of orange cut into quarters.
• 1 dash of Maraschino.

Fill the tumbler with shaved ice, shake up thoroughly, ornament with berries, and serve with a straw.

Dale DeGroff's Whiskey Cobbler

• 2 oz. Maker's Mark Whiskey
• 2 lemon wedges
• 2 orange slices
• 2 chunks of pineapple (half inch squares)
• 2 pineapple sage leaves
• 3/4 oz. Orange Curacao
• 1 oz. water

Muddle one piece each of the fruits and the pineapple sage with the Orange Curacao and water in a bar glass. Add ice and whiskey and shake well. Strain into an ice-filled double old fashioned glass and garnish with remaining fruit.

Other Recipes

Recipe#1: Harry Johnson, New and Improved Bartender's Manual (1882)

• One-half table-spoon of sugar;
• 1 1/2 table-spoon of pineapple syrup;
• One-half wine glass water, dissolved well with a spoon;
• Fill up the glass with fine ice;
• 1 wine glass of whiskey;

Stir up well with a spoon, and ornament on top with Grapes, Oranges, Pineapple, and Berries, in season, and serve with a straw.

Recipe#2: Cocktaildb.com

• Build
• 2 oz soda
• 1 tsp sugar dissolved in soda (Substitute orange curacao)
• Fill with crushed ice
• Stir
• Add fruit
• 2 oz rye or Bourbon whiskey
• Serve in a double Rocks glass