If you’re looking for the best Texas whiskey cocktails, you’ve found the right place. The Texas Whiskey Festival Cocktails page is a growing collection of whiskey drink recipes built around award-winning Texas distilleries and bottles featured at the Texas Whiskey Festival. From classic bourbon cocktails with a Texas twist to bold rye drinks, smoky single malt creations, and refreshing seasonal pours, these recipes showcase the flavor and creativity shaping Texas whiskey today. Explore cocktails inspired by distilleries across the Hill Country, Gulf Coast, North Texas, and beyond—whether you’re mixing drinks at home, searching for the perfect whiskey pairing, or discovering your next favorite Texas bottle. Shake, stir, and sip your way through Texas whiskey culture, one cocktail at a time.
Lone Elm Blueberry Smash
The Lone Elm Blueberry Smash follows an old school template. What is a smash? A smash is a cocktail template, that goes at least as far back as Jerry Thomas’ 1862 How to Mix Drinks. It is a concoction of spirits, sugar, and mint. Extra fruit, either in the form of juice or garnish.
Vieux Carre Cocktail
The Vieux Carré is a classic New Orleans cocktail made with whiskey, cognac, vermouth, and bitters. We give it a Lone Star twist using grain-to-glass Texas wheat whiskey.