This Whisky Burger is barbecue perfection with its flavorful Jack Daniels glaze and melted Colby Jack cheese. Add your favorite toppings and it’s the best burger ever.
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Why this Whiskey Burger Recipe is a Keeper
A whiskey burger is a delicious way to add a unique and complex flavor to your next cookout. These juicy burgers are full of delicious flavor.
- 20 Minute Meal: If you make the whiskey glaze ahead of time, this recipe will be ready to eat in 20 minutes.
- Easy Ingredients: You need just a few super easy ingredients to make this recipe.
- Family Friendly: Everyone will be begging you for the sauce recipe.
- Adaptable: This recipe is super customizable, making it easy for you to put your own touch on it.
- Makes Great Leftovers: Throw the leftover burgers in the oven for lunch the next day.
If you’re looking for more burger recipes, try these Rodeo Burger, Pierogi Burger and Spicy Burger with Creamy Sriracha Sauce
Does this Recipe Contain Alcohol?
In this Jack Daniels sauce recipe, the alcohol burns off during the cooking process. There may be trace elements left depending how long you cook it for but for all intent and purposes it is gone.
Ingredient Notes for Jack Daniels Whiskey Burgers
You will need just a few ingredients to make this whiskey burgers recipe and burger sauce.
- Hamburger: This hamburger recipe calls for making your own burgers using burger seasoning and forming the beef.
- Jack Daniels Whiskey: For this whiskey glaze burgers recipe we’re using Jack Daniels bourbon.
See the recipe card below for a complete list of the ingredients with measurements.
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Variations and Substitutions for Whiskey Sauce
- Homemade Burger: You don’t always have to have to make burgers with beef patties. Try making ground chicken or ground turkey burgers on the grill.
- Different Cheeses: You can different cheeses such as cheddar cheese, pepper jack cheese or classic American cheese.
Special Equipment Needed to Make These Grill Beef Burger with Bacon and Onion Topping
- Grill: A grill is going to help you get that classic hamburger flavor. However, baking burgers in the oven is arguably just as good.
- Meat thermometer: A meat thermometer is going to tell you exactly how done your burger is. Rare has an internal temperature around 125°F, medium is about 145°F and well done is about 165°F.
Juicy Burger Pro Tip
It’s best to apply high and direct heat to your hamburger and cook it as fast as possible.
How to Make Juicy Jack Daniels Hamburger with Caramelized Onions
Gourmet burgers can be made in an easy 3 steps. Cook the burgers inside or outside.
These are the basic steps for making Jack Daniels Whisky Burger. Refer to the full, printable recipe card below for detailed instructions.
1. Make Hamburger Patties
Place the ground beef in a bowl and add burger seasoning blend. Mix with hands until combined and form into 4 patties.
2. Cook the Whisky Burgers
Place burgers directly on the grill grate over medium heat and cook for about 5 minutes per side or until desired doneness. Top each patty with a slice of Colby Jack cheese and allow to sit for 1-2 minutes until the cheese melts.
3. Add Toppings to Burgers
Remove from grill, place on bun and top each burger with Jack Daniels glaze bacon and caramelized onions.
Whiskey Infused Cheeseburger Recipe FAQs
Store leftover whisky burgers in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3-4 days. The sauce will be good for up to 2 weeks.
The best way to reheat is either in a saucepan until warmed through or in the oven.
The best ratio to use for this recipe is 80/20, meat to fat. It’s one of the most popular ratios as it offers a lot of flavor. However, you can use either fresh or frozen patties for this recipe.
Sure! Try using this bourbon glaze on other types of bbq meats like sausage, steaks, seafood or pork.
Burger seasoning is usually made with spices like salt and pepper, paprika, garlic powder, cumin, onion powder and dry mustard.
To make the bourbon glaze, follow these steps:
1. Combine water, pineapple juice, teriyaki sauce, soy sauce and brown sugar in a saucepan over medium high heat until boiling, then simmer.
2. Pour the whiskey, lemon juice, white onions, crushed pineapple, cayenne pepper, roasted garlic to pan and stir.
3. Let simmer until sauce has reduced by half and is thickened.
Expert Tips for Making This Whiskey Cheddar Burger Recipe
- Double this Recipe: Proportionately increase the ingredients and split it into two dishes. Extra sauce can be used for dip for fries!
- Add Vegetables: Add ingredients such as lettuce, tomato, red onion or other favorites to this gourmet burgers recipes.
- Sauce: Other ingredients to try adding in the sauce include brown sugar or Worcestershire sauce.
- Variation Tip: Blue cheese crumbles can also be used on the Whisky Burger.
- Alternate Ingredient: When making the glaze, adjust the soy sauce or the pineapple juice to make it sweeter or more umami.
- Air Fryer: An air fryer can be used to cook bacon cheeseburgers.
- Stovetop: Cook Whisky burgers in a saucepan over medium heat. Flip every 2 to 3 minutes of cooking.
- Buns: I love making my own homemade hamburger buns!
- Marinade: You could marinate the burgers in extra whiskey sauce. Simply add patties in whiskey to a zip top bag and let sit.
What to Serve with Jack Daniels Glazed Burger
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Ingredients
- 1½ pounds Ground beef
- 1 tablespoon Burger seasoning blend
- 4 slices Colby Jack cheese
- Caramelized onions
- 8 slices Bacon, cooked
- Jack Daniels Glaze
- 4 Buns
Instructions
- Place the ground beef in a bowl and add burger seasoning blend.
- Mix with hands until combined; form into 4 patties.
- Grill patties over medium-high heat for 7-10 minutes or until desired doneness.
- Top each patty with a slice of cheese and allow burger to sit on the grill for 1-2 minutes until the cheese melts.
- Remove from grill, place on bun and top each burger with caramelized onions, 2 slices of bacon and Jack Daniels glaze.
Christina’s Notes
- Double this Recipe: Proportionately increase the ingredients and split it into two dishes. Extra sauce can be used for dip for fries!
- Add Vegetables: Add ingredients such as lettuce, tomato, red onion or other favorites to this gourmet burgers recipes.
- Sauce: Other ingredients to try adding in the sauce include brown sugar or worcestershire sauce.
- Variation Tip: Blue cheese crumbles can also be used.
- Alternate Ingredient: When making the glaze, adjust the soy sauce or the pineapple juice to make it sweeter or more umami.
- Air Fryer: An air fryer can be used to cook bacon cheeseburgers.
- Stovetop: Cook burgers in a saucepan over medium heat. Flip every 2 to 3 minutes of cooking.
- Buns: I love making my own homemade hamburger buns!
- Marinade: You could marinate the burgers in extra whiskey sauce. Simply add patties in whiskey to a zip top bag and let sit.
For more helpful information about this recipe, such as variations, substitutions and other pro-tips, scroll up on the page.
I couldn’t love this more! Thanks for the delicious recipe.
This burger could definitely come from a restaurant! Oh so good! From the glaze to the caramelized onions – its all so good!
I’m literally salivating looking at this!! I like the idea to add pineapple juice to the glaze. Yum!
These are perfect for a weekend bbq – so good!
where do I get the Jack Daniels glaze?
The recipe includes a link…just click on the red text. Here’s the link for you: https://www.itisakeeper.com/2155/bourbon-glaze/
Hi! Did you make the Jack Daniels glaze or did you purchase it? I dont see any links to it. Thank you!
I make it myself…here’s the recipe: https://www.itisakeeper.com/2155/bourbon-glaze/
Hi Christina, this is a great burger. I hope you’ll add it to the Food on Friday collection over at Carole’s Chatter – together with some of your other great burgers!