Even if you do not play the Pipes or wear a kilt, Burn’s Night is another good reason to raise a glass. Here are two Scotch cocktails to help celebrate the Baird. Blood, Smoke and Sand This cocktail is simply a Blood and Sand with a little smokey twist. …
It’s already Mixology Monday for October! This Month we are hosted by Frederic of the Cocktail Virgin and the theme is “Mashups.” The challenge is to combine 2 cocktails into one Monster. I started thinking of Scotch drinks, but nothing seemed to be anything special. Looking at the Blood and…
This cocktail is simply a Blood and Sand with a little smokey twist. According to an article by Gary Regan on Liquor.com, the Blood and Sand first appeared in Harry Craddock’s The Savoy Cocktail Book and was probably named after the 1922 silent movie. History aside, the Blood and Sand…
The theme for this month’s Mixology Monday, brought to us this month by Dagreb of the Nihil Utopia blog, is Forgiving Cocktails, as in a “little too much of this and a touch to little of that.” The challenge is to submit a cocktail that is tolerant of a bit…
I generally use a blended malt scotch for this cocktail. The smoked chai tea really plays along with the background Drambuie. This requires a Smoke Gun. 2 ozs. Scotch 1/2 ozs. Drambuie 1 lemon zest 1 dash Jerry Thomas Bitters – sub Angostura 1 tsp. Chai tea
Justin suggested I put in Scotch drinks. So, this is my favorite. 12 year old Single Malt Scotch, such as Cragganmore Big Ice such as large cubes or a ball that nearly fills the glass Heavy rocks glass Put ice followed by Scotch into the glass Suggested pairings: Beautiful woman,…
