"The Whiskey Makes You Sweeter" was written by Amy Allison and later recorded by Laura Cantrell. Here is Amy's  own version with her band The Maudlins:  Rob Meador, acoustic guitar and mandolin; Bob Hoffnar, pedal steel; Arturo Baguer, upright bass; Charlie Shaw, drums; produced by Jordan Chassan and engineered by Hank Bones at his studio in Brooklyn , New York in 1995.