Whiskey Palmer

About the Whiskey Palmer

A Southern classic gets a whiskey update in the Whiskey Palmer, where Timber Creek’s Florida Whiskey joins equal parts lemonade and iced tea, built simply over ice in a tall glass. If an Arnold Palmer is a summer porch staple, this is its adult evening counterpart: sweet, tart, and easy drinking, with the whiskey adding just enough backbone that the drink reads as a real cocktail rather than a spiked soft drink. Because the whiskey shares the glass equally with lemonade and iced tea rather than dominating it, its quality shows through in how smoothly it integrates rather than how loud it is.

Florida Whiskey is made through Timber Creek’s PureBlend process on their Crestview farm, where each grain is distilled and barrel aged on its own before being blended together, and that layered approach gives the whiskey a rounded, approachable character that blends into the tea and lemonade rather than fighting them. A rougher whiskey would stick out awkwardly in a drink this simple; this one settles right in. To build it, combine the whiskey, lemonade, and iced tea in a tall glass filled with ice and stir gently to combine.

There’s no shaking or muddling required, which makes it one of the easiest cocktails in the lineup to pour for a crowd; batch the lemonade and tea ahead of time and let guests add the whiskey to taste. A lemon wheel on the rim finishes it off simply. This is a porch and picnic cocktail through and through, well suited to fried green tomatoes or chicken tenders, where its sweet tea character plays naturally against fried, savory food.

It’s an easy choice for an outdoor lunch, a casual get together, or any warm afternoon where a heavier cocktail wouldn’t fit the mood. Because it drinks like a soft drink but isn’t one, keep track of how many you’ve had and always drink responsibly.

A Southern classic gets a whiskey update in the Whiskey Palmer, where Timber Creek’s Florida Whiskey joins equal parts lemonade and iced tea, built simply over ice in a tall glass. If an Arnold Palmer is a summer porch staple, this is its adult evening counterpart: sweet, tart, and easy drinking, with the whiskey adding just enough backbone that the drink reads as a real cocktail rather than a spiked soft drink. Because the whiskey shares the glass equally with lemonade and iced tea rather than dominating it, its quality shows through in how smoothly it integrates rather than how loud it is.

Florida Whiskey is made through Timber Creek’s PureBlend process on their Crestview farm, where each grain is distilled and barrel aged on its own before being blended together, and that layered approach gives the whiskey a rounded, approachable character that blends into the tea and lemonade rather than fighting them. A rougher whiskey would stick out awkwardly in a drink this simple; this one settles right in. To build it, combine the whiskey, lemonade, and iced tea in a tall glass filled with ice and stir gently to combine.

There’s no shaking or muddling required, which makes it one of the easiest cocktails in the lineup to pour for a crowd; batch the lemonade and tea ahead of time and let guests add the whiskey to taste. A lemon wheel on the rim finishes it off simply. This is a porch and picnic cocktail through and through, well suited to fried green tomatoes or chicken tenders, where its sweet tea character plays naturally against fried, savory food.

It’s an easy choice for an outdoor lunch, a casual get together, or any warm afternoon where a heavier cocktail wouldn’t fit the mood. Because it drinks like a soft drink but isn’t one, keep track of how many you’ve had and always drink responsibly.