It’s the first day of February — not something to celebrate, unless you have a birthday this month (I wonder who that could be?) or you take part in Dry January.
Brilliant. No weird ingredients. No leaving ingredients to steep for three weeks. These are my kind of cocktails. I'm definitely trying them all.
Here's one of my simplest go-tos, the Scottish Capirinha
Ingredients (makes 2):
4oz Johnny Walker Black (or any other smoky whisky)
Few limes, unwaxed organic are best
2oz maple syrup
Ice.
Add the whisky, 2oz squeezed lime juice, maple syrup and the grated zest of half-to-a-whole lime to a cocktail shaker with plenty of ice. Give it ~15 shakes. Strain into 2 lowball glasses filled with ice. Don't let its simplicity fool you, it's a killer.
Wow, the Scottish Capirinha — isn't that what Archie Gemmill did against Brazil in the 1978 World Cup. (Apologies if this reference is waaay too ancient.) I'm definitely trying it. My mother lived in Scotland and I still have connections there!
I hope those connections aren't reading this. Archie's otherwordly goal was scored against Holland, and you've got some explaining ahead of you now. They might forgive you. Next century.
I am red-faced — almost tartan-faced — with embarrassment. In a poor attempt to recover, I could claim that Gemmill's dance through the Dutch defence was reminiscent of a Brazilian samba. Hence the unforgivable slip. But perhaps Scotland might forgive me if I reveal I'm currently reading James Kelman's "How Late It Was, How Late". And from the last paragraph I read: "Just so stupit man so stupit." That's me told then.
Exhibit fricken A, the antithesis:
https://www.theguardian.com/food/2024/feb/02/cocktail-of-the-week-twelve-triangles-rhubarb-cardamom-and-white-balsamic-shrub-recipe
Brilliant. No weird ingredients. No leaving ingredients to steep for three weeks. These are my kind of cocktails. I'm definitely trying them all.
Here's one of my simplest go-tos, the Scottish Capirinha
Ingredients (makes 2):
4oz Johnny Walker Black (or any other smoky whisky)
Few limes, unwaxed organic are best
2oz maple syrup
Ice.
Add the whisky, 2oz squeezed lime juice, maple syrup and the grated zest of half-to-a-whole lime to a cocktail shaker with plenty of ice. Give it ~15 shakes. Strain into 2 lowball glasses filled with ice. Don't let its simplicity fool you, it's a killer.
Wow, the Scottish Capirinha — isn't that what Archie Gemmill did against Brazil in the 1978 World Cup. (Apologies if this reference is waaay too ancient.) I'm definitely trying it. My mother lived in Scotland and I still have connections there!
I hope those connections aren't reading this. Archie's otherwordly goal was scored against Holland, and you've got some explaining ahead of you now. They might forgive you. Next century.
I am red-faced — almost tartan-faced — with embarrassment. In a poor attempt to recover, I could claim that Gemmill's dance through the Dutch defence was reminiscent of a Brazilian samba. Hence the unforgivable slip. But perhaps Scotland might forgive me if I reveal I'm currently reading James Kelman's "How Late It Was, How Late". And from the last paragraph I read: "Just so stupit man so stupit." That's me told then.