
The Thyme After Time (Photo by Jeff Harris)
The rebirth of our herb gardens lends whiskey cocktails a fresh and vibrant spin that neatly fills the void between fireside Manhattans and summer's whisky Highballs. "Adding herbs in whisky cocktails is a great way to accentuate many of the other elements, like citrus, bitters, and sugar," says Kaitlin Ryan, bartender at PABU Izakaya in San Francisco. In her words, these drinks are "a bouquet of flavor in a glass."