Salted Caramel Whiskey Cocktail Recipe
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Salted Caramel Whiskey is a smooth, warm, and buttery cocktail, that makes the perfect after-dinner drink. Sip it hot or cold, and better yet, with a friend!
Salted Caramel Whiskey Cocktail recipe makes the perfect warm sipper on a cold winter evening or chilled on a summer day.
This salted caramel cocktail is like a warm hug on the inside out.
It’s quick and easy to make and just a little to easy to drink.
Not long ago John and I visited one of our favorite restaurants. After dinner, the bartender said he had an after dinner cocktail he wanted us to try.
He warmed what we learned was a Salted Caramel Bourbon. That cocktail is the start of long conversations because it demands that you just sit back, sip and relax.
We asked for the recipe and were told that the other bartender had come up with this one, and he wasn’t sharing.
All he knew is that they used his mystery mix and “Old Forester Bourbon Whiskey”.
Well, how can you walk away from a challenge like that?
I’d say that this Salted Caramel Whiskey cocktail met and surpassed that challenge!
Salted Caramel Whiskey Drink Recipe Ingredients
- Old Forrester Bourbon Whiskey – This is not an expensive bourbon whiskey and it’s not the smoothest we’ve ever had either. However, it works perfectly in this whiskey cocktail.
- Brown sugar – we prefer dark because of the rich molasses notes but the light is fine too.
- Light Karo syrup – corn syrup
- Vanilla – We used pure vanilla extract.
- Sea salt – we used Fleur De Sel but any flaked salt will work.
How to Make a Salted Caramel Bourbon cocktail
- Brown sugar simple syrup – Combine the brown sugar, vanilla extract, vanilla, and water in a medium-sized saucepan. Bring the mixture to a boil and then turn it down to a simmer Cook until the contents are reduced by half.
- Stir the salt into the brown sugar simple syrup and cool completely.
- Mix the simple syrup with the bourbon whiskey at a 1:1 ratio. Adjust the amount of simple syrup based on how sweet you like it.
- Serve warm or chilled. Garnish with a small amount of salt if desired.
Items you may need
This recipe doesn’t need any fancy cocktail shakers. I had some pretty little shot glasses which is what we served our whiskey cocktail in.
If you’re still looking for yummy cocktails, here are a few of our favorites!
- Double Espresso Chocolate Martini
- Cuban Manhattan
- Jameson Irish Coffee
- Black and Gold Whiskey
- Godmother Cocktail
We love cocktails! You can find all of our cocktail recipes here!
This Salted Caramel Whiskey cocktail is smooth, warm, buttery, and a little too easy to drink. We’ve enjoyed it warm and chilled. It’s delicious either way.
While it’s perfect anytime, this drink is like a big ole hug from the inside out. Especially on a chilly evening.
Love Salted Caramel? Just look at these recipes!
- Salted Caramel Butterscotch Budino
- Salted Caramel Mocha Smoothie
- Chocolate Caramel Cookie Bars
- Salted Caramel Ice Cream
Don’t have time to make it now? Pin it for later!
Salted Caramel Bourbon
Ingredients
- 1 cup dark brown sugar
- 1 cup water
- 1 tbsp light karo syrup
- 1 tbsp vanilla extract
- 3/4 tsp sea salt such as Fleur de Sel
- 750 ml Bourbon Whiskey Old Forester
Instructions
Simple Syrup
- In a medium-sized saucepan, combine brown sugar, Karo syrup, vanilla and 1 cup of water. Bring to a boil and then turn to low and allow to reduce until slightly thickened. Stir in salt and allow to cool completely.
Assembly
- In order to see how sweet you like it, mix a 1:1 ratio simple syrup to bourbon. If you like it sweeter, combine 2 parts syrup to bourbon.
- Top drink with a small amount of additional salt if desired. Serve warm or over ice.
- Store covered at room temperature.
Nutrition
Nutritional Disclaimer
This recipe was calculated using the exact brands and measurements I used to make this recipe. If you are following a strict diet please note changing anything will cause the nutritional info to change. My calculations are intended as a guide only.
This really looks delicious, Julie! I’m so glad you figured it out. I hate it when they won’t give you the recipe. The combination of bourbon and brown sugar and salt sounds wonderful to me. I would love it warm. Perfect drink for this time of year! I’m so glad you shared your recipe!
Thank you Shari. It is a nice little toddy after a meal or to just enjoy with friends.
What a lovely recipe! You come up with the coolest stuff! I do not drink, but this looks delicious! Happy New Year to you and Happy FF!
You are the ultimate hostess! I can only imagine how delicious this is and hot as well, yum! Perfect on a night like tonight when it is cold and the rain is pouring down! x
Thank you Petra! I got chilled just thinking of a cold rain. A little toddy would definitely help. We’re frozen now with snow on the ground. I’d be in trouble if I grabbed the booze every time I was cold. 🙂
Doesn’t this sound delectable. I infused some vodka over the Holidays with salted caramel! Thanks for sharing with us at Throwback Thursday.
Thank you! I ran over to find that Vodka and it’s not there yet! Sounds amazing, and I hope it’s planed for your blog?
How clever of you to figure this cocktail out. A perfect cold winter evening warmer upper. 🙂
Thank you Karen! We enjoyed figuring out this recipe maybe a little to much! 🙂
Love how this sounds! It looks refreshing too ♥
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Thank you for stopping by and your sweet comment! This drink is delicious, but definitely a sipper!
Wow! Julie, now this is how I would like to start the new year! Salted Caramel and bourbon! this is genius and the color looks so festive too!
Thank you Sandhya. It is guaranteed to get you into the party mood! Happy New Year!
Happy new year to you too Julie!
You might even get me to drink a bourbon with this recipe, Julie! Thanks for bringing this to Fiesta Friday and Happy New Year’s to you~I’ll be pinning to the FF board just in case no one else has, yet~!
Thank you so much! I keep forgetting to pin to that board! A New Years resolution to make a check list of the must do’s!
What a lovely cocktail. I like that you can enjoy it warm or cold, depending on your mood or the occasion. Thanks for sharing and happy New Year Julie xx
Thank you so much Lily! I hope your New Year was wonderful. I am so happy that we have met through blogging, and really appreciate your support and friendship!
That’s sweet of you to say and same here my friend:)
Happy new year..looks festive
Thank you! Happy New Year to you too!
What a gorgeously festive cocktail! Thanks so much for bringing this over to FF’s 100th! 😀
I’ve never really been a bourbon fan, but with this recipe I can see myself becoming one. This sounds incredible, Julie. Have a Happy New Year!
Thanks Natalie! John wasn’t until sipping this one. 🙂 Happy New Year to you too!
You are so versatile and bring something new to amaze us each time Julie!
Thank you for your sweet comments Lynz! Happy New Year!
Happy new year Julie! So glad we are friends!xx
Me too Lynz!!!!! Happy New Year to you too!
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What a drink, what a beautiful color, I can only dream about it going down my tonsils :)). I wish I had bourbon in my liquor cabinet, cos as sure as heck I wouldn’t wait for cocktail hour with a drink like this! A great drink to ring out the old and bring in the New Year Julie. Best wishes to you and John for a healthy and happy one! ~cheers~
Thank you Loretta! LOL on the tonsils! This drink can definitely be a trouble maker! Do you have any big plans for New Years? Big parties to host or go too?
I need a trouble maker drink right now, my throat is sore and I feel under the weather. Thankfully, the girls both left, one yesterday and one this morning. We do have plans at a cafe first and then at a private home. I hope I’ll be able to make it, although just about now, I get so tired of all the parties and merry making, I just want to crawl under a blanket and disappear for a while :)How about you?
Oh Loretta I hope you can get some rest and start to feel better soon. Mike left yesterday too. John works all day tomorrow so we are cooking at home and will have a nice quiet evening. Feel better soon and take care of yourself!
Thanks Julie…I’m medicating myself so I can feel better for the festivities. There’s dancing at the Cafe with a live band and a DJ, we both love to dance, but I’m dragging my heels at the mo. Still, after tonight, it will all be quiet. Can we swap places? I’d love a nice quiet evening with your special drink, I can mix that with some cough syrup LOL! Happy New Year Julie!
Medication and my special drink will have you dancing in no time. 🙂 That sure sounds like a lot of fun. I hope you can enjoy yourself and then chill until this bug passes! Happy New Year!
I love it Julie, what a perfect warm sweet boozy drink. I can imagine how easy it goes down. Sounds fantastic and thank you for bringing to the party!!
It is yummy Suzanne. I have the leftovers in a mason jar. Very prohibition like. 🙂
I am going to make this it sounds so good!!
I saw this post and thought Julie’s son has come up with a new cocktail! Sounds delicious even though I am primarily a wine drinker. Happy Fiesta Friday #100 and thanks for sharing – this is like drinking a dessert Julie 🙂
Ha! My son was mixing on New Years Eve, but we stayed with his Espresso martinis. This one is a sipper that could cause trouble. I love my wine too. That is probably the reason for the last 5 pounds. 🙁
I remember them from last year and they were featured too! Sippers are bad for me – they go down too easy. If I gave up carbs and wine I would look darn good LOL
But we would be very boring people and besides a couple sips and we lighten up on ourselves which is even better!
This sounds delicious and so festive Julie! I hope you had a wonderful Christmas holiday–Happy New Year!
You are clairvoyant! I was just thinking of you today. I had a wonderful Christmas with both my kids home. How have you been? I hope all is well! Was your Thanksgiving everything you hoped it would be up north?
When I call you a genius, it’s a short of the word for magnificent!! Larger than life! You amaze me with every new post of yours!! ❤️
Sonal that is such a huge compliment coming from you. Coming from you is just amazing because your dishes are extraordinary, and it is so evident that you are an amazing business women. ❤️
Muaah lady!! We both belong to mutual admiration club and I wish you more power in 2016..❤️
LOVE that!