Some Whisky Cocktails
Well with new years just upon us and most thing to do with
the new year seem to have a Scottish feel to them I have put together some of
my favourite whiskey cocktails. Some
will ask if you have a good whiskey, why would you mix it with any thing and I will
say you have a good point, but the fact remains that some people do not like
whiskey.
I should not like whiskey as it has got me in to more trouble
then it has done me good but at the end of the day I have my Achilles heel and
that might be it , well one of them .
The Manhattan
You will need
3 measures of whiskey
2 measures of vermouth, sweet or dry or half-and-half.
Dash of angostura bitters
Mix over ice for 30 seconds then pour in to a glass. Garnish
with a strip of lemon.
The rusty nail
I was introduced to this by a Scottish chef who cam from Glasgow
1 measure of whiskey
1 measure of Drambuie
Just mix over ice in a glass and light the touch paper.
I do not know if the Marks brothers film gave the name to
the cocktail or the cocktail gave the name to the film but next it is the
Duck soup
2 measures of bourbon whiskey
½ measure of apricot brandy
¾ measure of lemon juice
¾ measure of pineapple juice
1tsp caster sugar
Mix well with ice then string over ice in a glass and
garnish with a slice of orange and a cherry.
And finally to the last of my cocktails for this I turn to
one that I thing say some thing about the man to have a cocktail named after him. He was after all not afraid to have the odd
tipple in fact reading his autobiography you could say he spent most of his
life sloshed but never mind it was a different time then , I give you .
The Churchill
2 measures of scotch whisky
½ measure of sweet red vermouth
½ measure of Cointreau
½ measure of limejuice
Mix all well together then pure over ice.
Or if you do not want to be bothered with all this cocktail making
business then just some water and a little ice will do.
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