Recipes with whisky
That bottle of whisky at the back of your drinks cabinet? It’s good for so much more than just a wee dram over ice. Whisky’s rich, complex flavours make it a great ingredient in many dishes including cakes and bakes, sauces, savoury dishes and of course, cocktails.
Our recipes with whisky include ideas for delicious food gifts, like whisky marmalade, homemade liqueurs and heavenly salted caramel and whisky sauce.
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Best of the best recipes
Best of the best chilli con carne
Full of layered complexity, satisfying texutre and fruity heat, this chilli con carne is the best example of the one-pot classic.
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Chestnut recipes
Chestnut parfait with chocolate bourbon caramel
Creamy chestnut purée is perfect for making into all sorts of wonderful desserts, including this decadent parfait, drizzled with boozy caramel
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Spicy recipes
Chipotle chilli old fashioned
Smoky chipotle chilli pairs beautifully with sweet, smoky bourbon. It adds a pleasing kick to this delicious twist on a classic Old Fashioned
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Cocktail recipes
New old fashioned
The new old fashioned is the whisky cocktail for people who don't like whisky! Light and refreshing, this cocktail recipe shows how with just a few ingredients you can make whisky into a summery drink.
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Bacon recipes
Candied bacon bourbon
Infusing bourbon with bacon gives it a subtle smokiness, combined with brown sugar for a caramel undertone and a little orange for freshness.
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Canapés and cocktails
Whisky sour
For a classic whisky cocktail that packs a punch, try our whisky sour recipe. The lemon brings a hit of zing that goes so well with whisky.
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Marmalade recipes
Whisky marmalade
James Strawbridge shows you how to make a classic whisky marmalade that will fill your kitchen with the scent of oranges.
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Winter cocktail recipes
Whisky Aperol hot toddy
Cold nights call for warming cocktails. This whisky Aperol hot toddy with Aperol, whisky and sweet spices is an easy cocktail.
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Christmas starter recipes
Chicken and pork terrine with whisky, cranberries and pistachios
This chicken and pork terrine with whisky, cranberries and pistachios offer layers of festive flavour and will leave you and your guests wanting another.
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Burns Night recipes
Cranachan
Cranachan is a Scottish dessert traditionally made by folding fresh raspberries into whipped cream with a little honey, whisky and toasted oatmeal. Give it a try!
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Christmas baking recipes
Whisky mac marzipan stollen
This stunning stollen centrepiece has a cocktail-inspired whisky mac marzipan centre. Just the kind of Christmas surprise we love!
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Christmas gift recipes
Salted caramel whisky sauce
Drizzled over cakes, poured over ice cream or secretly eaten off the spoon – this boozy salted caramel sauce is the perfect gift, or decadent treat.
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Christmas cake recipes
Whisky, fig and ginger Christmas cake
A boozy Christmas cake recipe, with whisky, fig and ginger which improves with time. Try it on its own, or with marzipan and icing.
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Simnel cake recipes
Whisky and pistachio simnel cake
Debbie Major's take on an Easter simnel cake is wonderfully light, laced with whisky and topped with a pistachio marzipan.
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Festive desserts
Whisky and honeycomb parfaits with brandy snaps
Pull out the stops with this boozy dinner party dessert recipe: smooth whisky and honeycomb parfaits with chewy brandy snaps.
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