MxMo Bourbon
Time for another mixology monday. This has to be one of my favorite parts of the month, for no matter what I’m doing, sitting and reading through my cocktail books, or sitting in the galley trying out a new recipe becomes a required part of my To Do list.
This month’s theme, Bourbon, is hosted by the fine friendly fellas at Scofflaw’s Den, the second most googleable site for “concoctioneering”.
Bourbon, of course, isn’t in heavy use in the Tiki circuit. There are a few, to be sure (an Eastern Sour and Suffering Bastard come to mind), being that rum is the brown, clear, or “other” spirit of choice. Searching around Trader Vic’s book of Food and Drink, though, brings out a rather interesting looking drink recipe. As well, seeing as it calls for Shaved Ice, and I just happen to have a shiny new shaved ice machine, well, this one ain’t going where the Monkey put the Peanuts, so to speak.
Here’s the recipe and writing straight from the horse’s mouth.
Bourbon Squash
A fancy-pants if there ever was one - the only bourbon drink I really enjoy.
This should be mixed and served in a 14-ounce mixing glass, for the reason that this glass tapers and permits proper stirring.
- 1/2 orange
- 1/2 lemon
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 2 1/2 ounces bourbon whisky (Four Roses or P.M.)
Squeeze orange and lemon into glass, dropping in the shells; add sugar and dissolve in the juice. Pack with shaved ice, add whisky, and stir thoroughly. Serve with straws. I recommend Four Roses or P.M. because they are good blended whiskies and I think blended whiskies make better mixed drinks than straight ones.
It’s a lovely and refreshing drink, perfect for this time of year. Almost like an Old-Fashioned for the summer weather, very simple, very good. I used Bulleit Bourbon for this, and was certainly not disappointed. I’ll have to admit that my Bourbon collection is vastly outshined by rum (and I like to keep it that way), but it’s one hell of a spirit, and I’m always eager to try another. Any suggestions for another Bourbon to try for this refreshing drink?
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[...] TraderTiki had to break from his usual retinue of rums to experiment with a bourbon drink and found the only one that he really enjoys. While I’m glad he found one, I think what that truly means is that the Scofflaw’s Den resident tiki expert, Marshall, needs to hunt Blair and pour various bourbon drinks down his throat until we find another one that he likes! And another one, and another one, and another one…at our hearts, we’re really just good, decent, humanitarians. [...]
Posted on July 10, 2008 at 7:10 am