Summertime in Texas can be brutally hot at times. So hot some people say they can’t drink whiskey. Lemonade though is an ice-cold drink that will be your best friend on a hot summer day. It is a tangly, delicious, and savorous drink that pairs perfectly with a strong bourbon to make Texas Lemonade.

The Treaty Oak Mint Julep should be appreciated all summer long. It is a brisk, invigorating, delicious cocktail that screams summer.

For most of us Texans when we hear Big Tex it brings memories of the 52′ Cowboy and fried food from our beloved State Fair. Well, this cocktail ain’t fried, but it is big on flavor. The Iron Wolf Big Tex is a bold citrus forward cocktail guaranteed to quench your thirst on a hot day.

It is a bit ironic, but not surprising to have a cocktail named after the practice of alcohol abstinence. The Teetotaler cocktail named after teetotalism came about…who knows.

This a modern cocktail variation of the whiskey sour. Variation is a strong word. Basically, a whiskey sour with an ingredient swapped and another left out. The Bertie’s Gold Rush is simple in ingredients yet complex in flavor. A balanced blend of sweet, sour and bourbon!

The Texas 75 is a variation of the French 75 gin cocktail. This cocktail is a light, effervescent, citrus, drink with a bourbon punch.

We borrowed the recipe from our friends at Caffe Del Fuego. The Cowboy Coffee sounds tough as nails but will surprise you with its softer side.

The Man O’ War is a drink for a stud. As in the legendary American Thoroughbred. Man O’ War is one of the greatest racehorses of all time. Like the legend, of its name, this cocktail will be a fan favorite.

The suffering bastard created by a hungover bar steward in the 1940s. Designed as a cure for someone suffering from a hangover. Like the many before us, we have adapted the recipe. We can promise you won’t suffer while drinking this cocktail.

The Boulevardier is a Negroni with bourbon instead of gin. The Boulevardier first appeared in Harry’s 1927 bar guide, Barflies, and Cocktails.

The Whiskey Hurricane is a boozy sweet fruit bomb that will liven up any party. This cocktail is our take on the Hurricane Cocktail, made famous by the Pat O’ Briens bar in New Orleans.

Light and drinkable. Bourbon present with a creamy froth. Rounded by a hint of syrup sweetness. These are not what I would have thought when I stumbled upon the beggars banquet on liquor.com.

The Bourbon and Pineapple (BAP) is a whiskey pineapple cocktail. This drink follows the model of a whiskey sour, minus the lemon juice. An airy and invigorating libation with a punch.

A Caribbean rum cocktail and a Friend of the Festival inspired this drink. The Caribbean cocktail we are using as a guide is the Corn N’ Oil. That drink uses blackstrap molasses rum. Since we use whiskey we will call this cocktail Whiskey Tropic.

The story of the sexy bastard is a common tale of trial and error. Born from an odd mix of ingredients. This booze packed rosé and orange juice whiskey cocktail will leave you feeling sexy.

Whiskey Sours are part of the citrus-based cocktail family known as sours. There’s a simple structure behind this group of drinks. A spirit, lemon or lime juice, and a sweetener. Common sweeteners include Triple sec, simple syrup, or grenadine. As the name suggests, it is sour. However, the sweetness of the whiskey and simple syrup balance the flavor, so it’s not as tart as you think.

Found on highballdrinkcards.tumbler, the Beerhive is your poolside whiskey cocktail. This highball is unusual but light and refreshing.

My friends at Devils River Whiskey gave me a few recipes. Out of the four, they mixed up the bourbon-spiked ice coffee is the one that excited me.

This is a variation of the classic Manhattan cocktail.

To celebrate American Independence, here is a red, white, and blue whiskey drink.