Ah Burns Night. A night to celebrate the life and poetry of the famous Scotsman, Robert Burns. And such celebrations often include the consumption of much scotch((and haggis, but we’ll leave that alone for right now)). Every January 25th, people gather to celebrate, read poetry, and get drunk, not always in that order.
Author: The Cocktail Dork
Home Cocktails and the Pareto Principle
First off, greetings, and happy 2021! If you’re doing a dry January and still able to keep it up after these first couple of weeks of the year, then I tip my hat to you. It’s been a helluva month for going without booze. Personally, I always prefer to do a dry February; you know,…
Whisky Sour
50mL bourbon or rye 25mL lemon juice 25mL simple syrup 10mL egg white Dry shake all ingredients (described in detail below), then shake again over ice. Strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with an orange peel, a maraschino cherry, and/or a few drops of Angostura bitters. Ah, the sour. It’s one of those classic cocktail…
Happy Repeal Day!
No more prohibition! We can drink again! This is without a doubt the best holiday there is for a stateside drinker. It’s even better than Negroni Week! (With apologies to the Campari Marketing Department). This is the day that Americans get to celebrate their right to drink! You wouldn’t think it would be such a…
The Last Word
25mL gin 25mL green Chartreuse 25mL maraschino liqueur 25mL lime juice Shake over ice, and serve in a cocktail glass. Garnish with a lime wheel (or peel, or whatever else really). I know many of my friends in America spent most of last week waiting for the Last Word. Really, I suppose the whole world…
On the Importance of Ice
Alright stop. Collaborate and listen. **clears throat** Sorry about that. Where does one even begin in talking about ice (aside from quoting earworm lyrics)? Ice plays such a huge role in how your drinks are made and how they taste. In modern cocktails, it often plays the role of “water” in the classic 1806 definition…