How to Make a Four Horsemen Drink
I love making my own mixed drinks, especially when they turn out to be super strong and super tasty.
About the Four Horsemen
There are multiple variations on the Four Horsemen, but when ordered in a bar, you will most likely get Jim, Jose, Johnnie, and Jack. The drink's name is derived from the fact that the brand names of each ingredient have a male name starting with the same letter. This, along with the high alcohol content of the drinks, justifies the dramatic name.
Recipe
Right off the bat here is how its made.
Original Four Horsemen
- 1/4 ounce Jim Beam bourbon
- 1/4 ounce Jack Daniels whiskey
- 1/4 ounce Johnnie Walker scotch
- 1/4 ounce Jose Cuervo gold tequila
Serving instructions
Serve neat (no ice), in a lowball glass.
My Four Horsemen Story
The Four Horsemen has been a favorite of mine ever since my roommate gave one to me as a joke on my 21st birthday. We have been ordering them for each other ever since.
Variations
Four Horsemen in a Boat
Adds Grand Mariner to the mix to give the drink an orange tang.
Ingredients
- 1/4 ounce Jim Beam bourbon
- 1/4 ounce Jack Daniels whiskey
- 1/4 ounce Johnnie Walker scotch
- 1/4 ounce Jose Cuervo gold tequila
- 1/4 ounce Grand Marnier
Serving Instructions
Combine in a lowball glass and serve neat.
Four Horsemen and Hell Follows
Possibly the strongest drink I have ever had and the alcohol-based equivalent of a ton of bricks.
Ingredients
- 1/4 ounce Jim Beam bourbon
- 1/4 ounce Jack Daniels whiskey
- 1/4 ounce Johnnie Walker scotch
- 1/4 ounce Jose Cuervo gold tequila
- 1/4 ounce Everclear
Serving Instructions
Combine in a lowball glass and serve neat.
Four Horsemen Go Hunting
Doubles down on the whiskey taste with Wild Turkey.
Ingredients
- 1/4 ounce Jim Beam bourbon
- 1/4 ounce Jack Daniels whiskey
- 1/4 ounce Johnnie Walker scotch
- 1/4 ounce Jose Cuervo gold tequila
- 1/4 ounce Wild Turkey
Serving Instructions
Combine in a lowball glass and serve neat.
Four Horsemen Go to Sea
Adds a bit of spiced rum to offset the whiskey taste. Whether it's successful is up for debate. Still good though.
Ingredients
- 1/4 ounce Jim Beam bourbon
- 1/4 ounce Jack Daniels whiskey
- 1/4 ounce Johnnie Walker scotch
- 1/4 ounce Jose Cuervo gold tequila
- 1/4 ounce Captain Morgan
Serving Instructions
Combine in a lowball glass and serve neat.
Three Wise Men
When you only have three out of Four Horsemen, a Three Wise Men is born.
Ingredients
- 1/3 ounce each of any three of the four original Four Horsemen ingredients you have on hand. Jack, Johnnie, Jim or Jose.
Serving Instructions
Combine in a lowball glass and serve neat.
Four Dudes in a Tub
Most variations of the Four Horsemen add an ingredient to the original recipe. Four Dudes in a Tub is the exception to that, this drink throws the original recipe overboard and starts from scratch.
Ingredients
- 1/4 ounce Mickey's
- 1/4 ounce Olde English 800
- 1/4 ounce Saint Ides
- 1/4 ounce King Cobra.
Serving Instructions
Combine in a lowball glass and serve neat.
Specialty Versions and Cocktails
Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
The only true cocktail variant of the Four Horsemen.
Ingredients
- 1/2 ounce Jim Beam bourbon
- 1/2 ounce Jack Daniels whiskey
- 1/2 ounce Johnnie Walker scotch
- 1/2 ounce Jose Cuervo gold tequila
- 1/2 ounce Jagermeister
- 1 ounce pineapple juice
- 2 ounces sweet and sour
Serving Instructions
- Fill a cocktail shaker half full with ice.
- Add the liquor, juice, sweet & sour.
- Shake well.
- Strain into a highball glass.
Flaming Four Horsemen
- 1/4 ounce Jim Beam bourbon
- 1/4 ounce Jack Daniels whiskey
- 1/4 ounce Johnnie Walker scotch
- 1/4 ounce Jose Cuervo gold tequila
- 1/4 ounce Bacardi 151 or Everclear
Serving Instructions
Each part is poured into its own shot glass in a row and then topped with an easily flammable liquor (such as Bacardi 151 or Everclear) poured across all four glasses in a line. Lighting one side should send the flames across all four glasses, which are then blown out and drunk. (Use caution when handling fire)
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