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.
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.
Waldorf Cocktail
Let’s learn how to make an orange manhattan cocktail. This is one of the 100s of variations from the classic.
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.
Scofflaw Cocktail
From what we can tell the Scofflaw Cocktail originated in the 1920’s in Paris. Some claim it to be a prohibition cocktail while others such as Liquor.com believe prohibition cocktails were more to the point. We are no expert, hell we hadn’t heard of it until we had a conversation with Houston Farris the Head Distiller at Yellow Rose Distilling.
The Belmont Jewel
The Belmont Jewel is the official drink of The Belmont Stakes. The Belmont Stakes held at Belmont Park Elmont, New York is the third leg of the Triple Crown. It is the oldest of the three races in the Triple Crown, but the official drink has not held the test of time quite like the third leg.