Mr. Booze » Scotch

Bobby Burns

admin — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 17:57:29 +0000

Say this one with a Scottish accent while your pouring them, laddie. It sounds great. Here’s another tasty scotch cocktail that doesn’t call for one of your single malts, a blend will work just fine and dandy. This drink’s perfect for a Dewars, Grants or Cutty Sark. You can serve it up or on the rocks. I prefer the latter; scotch works really well with slowly, melting ice. This is a mellow cocktail that tastes even better as the drink settles down with the ice.

Here we go –

1 oz Scotch
½ oz Dry Vermouth
½ oz Sweet Vermouth
dash or two of Benedictine

Stir ingredients in a double old-fashioned glass with ice or shake ingredients in a shaker with ice and strain into a cocktail glass. Add a lemon peel garnish on either version.

Rusty Nail

admin — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 19:58:36 +0000

I know there are Scotch drinkers out there. I know you guys, creepin’ round fireplaces, wearing your cable knit sweaters, reading your … books. I get it. I’m on to you. I see you in your banks and offices, playing your golf. Well, have I got a cocktail for you. Stay with me, it’s a scotch liqueur nestled inside of … scotch. Stand up and be counted, there are a million of you out there. Have a scotch cocktail and try something besides all that scotch. Just kidding. You’ll love this classic.

Here we go –

1 ½ oz Scotch
¾ oz Drambuie

Pour over rocks in an old-fashioned glass.

Barton Special

admin — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 23:27:44 +0000

Here’s a very interesting combination of smoky flavors that really work well together. The powerful introduction of gin waves a liquid magic wand in this one. A pretty stiff drink, so be careful.

Here we go -

1 oz Calvados or Applejack (I prefer Calvados…stronger apple finish)
1 oz Scotch (a peaty scotch is best)
2 oz Dry Gin

Shake with ice ‘til freezing cold; serve up in a cocktail glass. Fascinating, you’ll see.

Mamie Taylor

admin — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 22:39:41 +0000

I’ve just had trouble finding a scotch based cocktail that I want another of after I’ve finished the first but the Mamie Taylor succeeds. This is a damn interesting cocktail; I’ll give you that. Dust off that bottle of Dewers you crack open when your dad visits and try one. I think you’ll like it.

Here we go –

3 oz Scotch
1 tablespoon lime juice
ginger ale or ginger beer

Pour Scotch and lime juice into a Collins glass and ice and stir, fill with ginger ale/beer and garnish with a slice of lemon.

Rob Roy

admin — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 00:21:13 +0000

Basically, a Scotch Manhattan, the Rob Roy is as classic as an argyle sweater on a grandfather. My dad will still shakily enjoy one on Thanksgiving, pre turkey.

Not everyone is a Bourbon drinker, no matter how hard I try…and the Rob Roy is a nice alternative for the Scotch drinker tired of a 12 year old glen-something, neat. Sometimes, pretentious college professors and lawyers want a cocktail too (just kidding).

Here we go –

2 oz Scotch (the peatier the better)
Half an oz of Sweet Vermouth
Dash or two of Orange Bitters

Shake with ice in a shaker, strain, ice-cold into a martini or cocktail glass. Garnish with a cherry.

You can really dress a Rob Roy up by adding a tsp. of Drambuie and a tsp of the maraschino cherry juice.