Whiskey Cobbler

Source: Modern American Drinks

³/₄ ice

Ingredient: ice

What it is: Additive

The new general availability of ice in the mid 1800s revolutionized bar-tending and drinking. Ice was delivered in blocks that then had to to be broken, crushed, picked and shaved for increasingly popular individual drinks (as opposed to large punches).

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(in thin fizz-glass)

3 dash gum syrup

Ingredient: gum syrup

Also Known As: Gomme syrup What it is: Syrup

An ingredient commonly used in mixed drinks. Like bar syrups, it is a sugar and water mixture, but has an added ingredient of gum arabic which acts as an emulsifier.

Substitution: simple syrup

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3 dash maraschino

Ingredient: maraschino

What it is: Liqueur

Bittersweet, clear liqueur flavored with Marasca cherries, which are grown in Dalmatia, Croatia, mostly around the city of Zadar and in Torreglia (near Padua in Northern Italy).

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1 jigger whiskey

Ingredient: whiskey

What it is: Whiskey

Broad category of alcoholic beverages that are distilled from fermented grain mash. Different grains are used for different varieties, including barley, malted barley, rye, malted rye, wheat, and corn (maize). Most whiskies are aged in wooden casks (generally oak), the exception being some corn whiskeys.

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Prepare the same as Brandy Cobbler, substituting whiskey for brandy.