Similar to the Manhattan, but named for a neighboring borough in New York, we have the classic, but perhaps less well known beverage, the Brooklyn.

Scotch is by far my favorite straight alcohol, especially a very smoky, peaty scotch. I honestly love drinking a campfire. Making a cocktail that can stand up to the heavy flavors of scotch is no easy feat, and that’s why I love the penicillin.

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.

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…

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…