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    Compare 30+ whiskey cocktails by cost to make, ingredient complexity, and menu price potential. Use this page to find the most margin-friendly builds, pressure-test your specs, and jump into detailed cost breakdowns for each drink.

    All prices are approximate and based on average mid-range retail or wholesale costs as of 2026. Actual prices vary by brand, retailer, region, and season. Use this tool for estimation and comparison purposes only.

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    In general, the cheapest whiskey cocktails are the ones with fewer ingredients and lower-cost modifiers. The tables and pages below show where cost usually comes from inside this category.

    Cheapest

    Brown Derby

    $1.68 per drink

    Cost Range

    $1.68–$10.45

    30 drinks

    Most Expensive

    Vieux Carré

    $10.45 per drink

    CocktailPour CostActions
    Old Fashionedwhiskey
    bourbon2oz
    $2.05
    simple syrup0.25oz
    $0.02
    angostura bitters3oz
    $4.44
    		$6.50/pour
    Manhattanwhiskey
    rye whiskey2oz
    $2.21
    sweet vermouth1oz
    $0.39
    angostura bitters2oz
    $2.96
    		$5.56/pour
    Whiskey Sourwhiskey
    bourbon2oz
    $2.05
    lemon juice0.75oz
    $0.14
    simple syrup0.75oz
    $0.05
    egg white0.5oz
    $0.25
    		$2.48/pour
    Mint Julepwhiskey
    bourbon2.5oz
    $2.56
    simple syrup0.5oz
    $0.03
    mint leaves1oz
    $0.15
    		$2.74/pour
    Boulevardierwhiskey
    bourbon1.5oz
    $1.54
    sweet vermouth1oz
    $0.39
    campari1oz
    $1.10
    		$3.04/pour
    Sazeracwhiskey
    rye whiskey2oz
    $2.21
    simple syrup0.25oz
    $0.02
    peychaud's bitters3oz
    $7.19
    absinthe rinse1oz
    $0.20
    		$9.61/pour
    Rob Roywhiskey
    scotch whisky2oz
    $2.84
    sweet vermouth1oz
    $0.39
    angostura bitters2oz
    $2.96
    		$6.19/pour
    Penicillinwhiskey
    blended scotch2oz
    $2.21
    lemon juice0.75oz
    $0.14
    honey syrup0.75oz
    $0.09
    ginger syrup0.25oz
    $0.12
    		$2.57/pour
    Irish Coffeewhiskey
    irish whiskey1.5oz
    $1.66
    coffee4oz
    $0.47
    simple syrup0.5oz
    $0.03
    heavy cream1oz
    $0.25
    		$2.41/pour
    Rusty Nailwhiskey
    scotch whisky1.5oz
    $2.13
    drambuie0.75oz
    $1.06
    		$3.19/pour
    Blood and Sandwhiskey
    scotch whisky0.75oz
    $1.06
    sweet vermouth0.75oz
    $0.30
    orange juice0.75oz
    $0.05
    cherry liqueur0.75oz
    $0.71
    		$2.12/pour
    Vieux Carréwhiskey
    rye whiskey0.75oz
    $0.83
    cognac0.75oz
    $1.18
    sweet vermouth0.75oz
    $0.30
    bénédictine0.25oz
    $0.39
    peychaud's bitters2oz
    $4.80
    angostura bitters2oz
    $2.96
    		$10.45/pour
    Gold Rushwhiskey
    bourbon2oz
    $2.05
    lemon juice0.75oz
    $0.14
    honey syrup0.75oz
    $0.09
    		$2.28/pour
    Paper Planewhiskey
    bourbon0.75oz
    $0.77
    aperol0.75oz
    $0.65
    amaro nonino0.75oz
    $1.06
    lemon juice0.75oz
    $0.14
    		$2.62/pour
    New York Sourwhiskey
    bourbon2oz
    $2.05
    lemon juice1oz
    $0.19
    simple syrup0.75oz
    $0.05
    red wine0.5oz
    $0.20
    		$2.48/pour
    Highball (Whisky)whiskey
    japanese whisky2oz
    $3.94
    club soda4oz
    $0.12
    		$4.06/pour
    Godfatherwhiskey
    scotch whisky1.5oz
    $2.13
    amaretto0.75oz
    $0.59
    		$2.72/pour
    Ward Eightwhiskey
    bourbon2oz
    $2.05
    lemon juice0.5oz
    $0.09
    orange juice0.5oz
    $0.03
    grenadine0.25oz
    $0.12
    		$2.30/pour
    Whiskey Smashwhiskey
    bourbon2oz
    $2.05
    lemon juice0.75oz
    $0.14
    simple syrup0.5oz
    $0.03
    mint leaves1oz
    $0.15
    		$2.37/pour
    Brown Derbywhiskey
    bourbon1.5oz
    $1.54
    grapefruit juice1oz
    $0.08
    honey syrup0.5oz
    $0.06
    		$1.68/pour
    Tipperarywhiskey
    irish whiskey1.5oz
    $1.66
    sweet vermouth0.75oz
    $0.30
    chartreuse green0.5oz
    $1.18
    		$3.13/pour
    Bobby Burnswhiskey
    scotch whisky1.5oz
    $2.13
    sweet vermouth0.75oz
    $0.30
    bénédictine0.25oz
    $0.39
    		$2.82/pour
    Kentucky Mulewhiskey
    bourbon2oz
    $2.05
    lime juice0.5oz
    $0.09
    ginger beer4oz
    $0.50
    		$2.64/pour
    Boulevardier Riffwhiskey
    rye whiskey1.5oz
    $1.66
    sweet vermouth1oz
    $0.39
    campari1oz
    $1.10
    orange bitters2oz
    $4.80
    		$7.95/pour
    Hot Toddywhiskey
    bourbon1.5oz
    $1.54
    honey syrup0.75oz
    $0.09
    lemon juice0.5oz
    $0.09
    tea4oz
    $0.24
    		$1.96/pour
    Lion's Tailwhiskey
    bourbon2oz
    $2.05
    allspice dram0.5oz
    $0.47
    lime juice0.5oz
    $0.09
    simple syrup0.25oz
    $0.02
    angostura bitters2oz
    $2.96
    		$5.59/pour
    Torontowhiskey
    rye whiskey2oz
    $2.21
    fernet-branca0.25oz
    $0.28
    simple syrup0.25oz
    $0.02
    angostura bitters2oz
    $2.96
    		$5.46/pour
    Rattlesnakewhiskey
    rye whiskey1.5oz
    $1.66
    lemon juice0.75oz
    $0.14
    simple syrup0.5oz
    $0.03
    egg white0.5oz
    $0.25
    absinthe rinse0.5oz
    $0.10
    		$2.17/pour
    Cameron's Kickwhiskey
    scotch whisky1oz
    $1.42
    irish whiskey1oz
    $1.10
    lemon juice0.5oz
    $0.09
    orgeat0.5oz
    $0.13
    		$2.74/pour
    Monte Carlowhiskey
    rye whiskey2oz
    $2.21
    bénédictine0.5oz
    $0.79
    angostura bitters2oz
    $2.96
    		$5.95/pour

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