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.
Sex on the Beach Cocktail
Less sugar, more swagger.
This Texas twist on the Sex on the Beach swaps vodka for whiskey—bringing bold flavor to a fruity, easy-drinking classic. It’s sunshine in a glass, minus the sugar crash.
Strawberry Whiskey Smash
As we approach summer, days stretch into the night. Making way for more backyard BBQs, get-togethers (someday) and pool parties. Fresh fruits seem to replace the heavy winter snacks. Even our drink choices shift with the seasons. Its time to break out the summer cocktails. Introducing an original festival cocktail, the strawberry whiskey smash.
The Brain-Duster
According to the annals of cocktail history, the Brain-Duster got its name in 1895 by bartender George J. Kappeler. Now, and likely back then, a brain duster is what you give someone when you smack them upside the head, so you can see how it was a fitting name for this drink…
Churchill Breakfast Cocktail
Winston Churchill’s alcohol intake is the stuff of legends. The man could put back some booze. He would wash down is breakfast and cigar with a weak mixture of Johnny Walker Red Label and soda. The Churchill breakfast cocktail is an homage to the celebration of whiskey in the morning.
The Fault Line Cocktail
How the fault line cocktail came to be. “One day, I was at the bar when a regular came in, sat down, and challenged me to prove her wrong about Campari. I’ll admit I had no idea what I was going to come up with…
Whiskey & Soda
There is a simple yet overlooked cocktail called the whiskey & soda. This classic highball is often frowned upon by whiskey snobs. Ignore them and drink whiskey the way you want.
Rye & apple brandy old fashion
Our rye & apple brandy old fashion is a variation of the whiskey drink American Trilogy.
Maple Manhattan
Add a touch of fall to your cocktail game with the maple Manhattan. Rye or Canadian whiskey are the originals whiskeys used in the classic. Experiment with smoked single malts and bourbons to find your perfect flavor profile.
Orange Manhattan Cocktail
Let’s learn how to make an orange manhattan cocktail. This is one of the 100s of variations from the classic.
Prosecco Old Fashion
The prosecco old fashion makes the classic whiskey drink the perfect brunch cocktail. Also, great for a family get together.