The Modern Cocktail uses scotch as its base and adds a number of other ingredients for subtle flavoring. The end result is hard to describe – smoky and a tiny bit spicy. I usually recommend cheap but drinkable scotches in cocktails, but this is one of those rare cases where the scotch has got to be reasonably smooth or the ... Read More »
The C-MOB cocktail is very strong, featuring four and a half ounces of liquors along with some cola. It doesn’t sneak up on you, simply because you can’t put enough cola into an old-fashioned glass along with the liquors to disguise the kick. Aside from its obvious usefulness for when you’re looking to get rip-roaring drunk, this is a nice ... Read More »
The Gumdrop cocktail blends Galliano with scotch to create a flavor that’s starts out sweet and fruity with a little bit of spice, and finishes with an earthy note. It’s one of those drinks where you don’t have to love either of the ingredients on their own to enjoy it. This drink is great as a nightcap, or at the ... Read More »
The Kentucky cocktail calls for two ounces of Kentucky bourbon and an ounce of pineapple juice. That might sound like a strange combination, but it actually works very well. The pineapple brings out and sweetens the fruit notes in the bourbon. This sweet fruitiness – which isn’t overwhelming to begin with – gets somewhat overtaken by the oak notes toward ... Read More »
The Bourbon Daisy cocktail blends bourbon, lemon juice and grenadine with a little bit of sugar. The result is a mildly sweet drink that disguises the amount of bourbon within. This drink is all about making two ounces of bourbon palatable, so don’t bother using anything from the top shelf. This one is very nice for warming up on a ... Read More »
The Mir cocktail is basically a Jack and Coke spiked with vodka, so the flavor is mainly cola with hints of oak and distant notes of fruit from the Jack Daniels. This drink is good for when you want the flavor of a Jack and Coke, but with a little more kick. It’s stronger than it tastes, but overall not ... Read More »
The Nutty Irishman is a fun, sweet cocktail that mixes Irish whiskey with Bailey’s and Frangelico. The dominant flavor is definitely the hazelnut, but the woodsy notes of the whiskey come through strongly. This is a drink that’s definitely sweet enough to be dessert – the liqueurs dominate the whiskey. But the whiskey mellows that sweetness a little and adds ... Read More »
The Mumsicle is straight liquor, except for a dash of angostura bitters. Specifically, we’re talking about dark rum and a touch of bourbon. The rum smooths out the rough edges of the bourbon (if you’re using a bourbon that’s already perfectly smooth, you’re wasting good bourbon on a cocktail), and the bourbon livens up the rum. It’s a nice choice ... Read More »
