{"id":156,"date":"2011-10-16T21:51:12","date_gmt":"2011-10-17T04:51:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ryotakahashi.com\/blog\/?p=156"},"modified":"2011-10-16T21:51:12","modified_gmt":"2011-10-17T04:51:12","slug":"scotch-whiskey-wonders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.ryotakahashi.com\/blog\/archives\/156","title":{"rendered":"Scotch Whiskey Wonders"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’m not a huge whiskey fan. You know how people (usually men, it seems) will just pour some whiskey into a glass, maybe with ice, and just sip that? Yeah, I totally don’t do that.<\/p>\n

So I don’t know what I was thinking when I bought a bottle of Johnnie Walker Black way back when, but it’s on my counter. I guess I thought it would be useful for something. Well, it hasn’t had much use. Until last week, when I tried making some cocktails using this blended scotch whiskey.<\/p>\n

Now this first cocktail is supposed to be made with Jack Daniel’s, but I figured it wouldn’t be such a sin to substitute Johnnie Walker for Jack Daniel’s. I’m sure Mr. Daniel is spinning in his grave, if he is reading this post.<\/p>\n

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Lynchburg Lemonade<\/strong>
\n1 oz whiskey
\n1 oz triple sec
\n0.5 oz lemon juice
\n0.5 oz simple syrup
\n4 oz Sprite
\nlemon slice
\nMaraschino cherry<\/p>\n

It actually really did taste like lemonade, with a hint of whiskey. The triple sec and simple syrup made it pleasantly sweet, and then the lemon juice and Sprite gave it that lemonade flavor. I wonder how this would go with some other liquor, like vodka or something.<\/p>\n

I’ve made the Milk and Honey before<\/a>, but since I liked it a lot the first time, I made it again.<\/p>\n

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Milk and Honey<\/strong>
\n20 ml hot milk
\n20 ml honey
\n1 fig
\n0.5 oz lime juice
\n1.75 oz whiskey
\nfig quarter<\/p>\n

You’re supposed to use single malt whiskey for this, but I cheated yet again with blended scotch whiskey. I think it still works with scotch whiskey. The honey and fig flavors go so well together, with the lime and fig both giving it a fresh taste, balanced with the milky flavor. But I forgot my own thought from the first time of reducing the amount of whiskey…<\/p>\n

Finally, I tried something called the Oriental Cocktail.<\/p>\n

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Oriental Cocktail<\/strong>
\n1 oz blended scotch whiskey
\n0.5 oz sweet vermouth
\n0.5 oz triple sec
\njuice of 1\/2 lime<\/p>\n

The triple sec and vermouth added just enough sweetness to this drink, and the tartness of the lime went well with the scotch whiskey flavor, surprisingly. I was actually pleasantly surprised by this drink. From the ingredient list, I did not think it would taste that great, with the vermouth mixed with whiskey, but somehow it all worked.<\/p>\n

I’m still not a whiskey fan, but it turns out that it can make some pretty decent cocktails.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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