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<\/a><\/p>\nBut, it’s more than that.\u00c2\u00a0 It’s a combination of flavors that I wouldn’t have ever thought would go well together.\u00c2\u00a0 However, in this mix, they’re really harmonious and play off each other very well.\u00c2\u00a0 Let’s start our discussion with the spirit in this cocktail.\u00c2\u00a0 Scotch is an interesting beast when it comes time to mix up a cocktail.\u00c2\u00a0 There are so many options, each with it’s own nuances and particularities, which is why it makes sense to reach for a blend in most cocktail cases.\u00c2\u00a0 With a blend you’re going to get, obviously, a blend of the flavors that make up the range of Scotch offerings.\u00c2\u00a0 For me I reached for Johnnie Walker Black Label.\u00c2\u00a0 It had the character I was looking for and the flavor worked really well in this drink.\u00c2\u00a0 I tried Famous Grouse as well, but wasn’t as impressed.<\/p>\n
There was something nagging on my mind though as I sipped my Mamie Taylor with Black Label.\u00c2\u00a0 I wished it had just a touch of smoke.\u00c2\u00a0 Simple enough I thought, I’ll make my next one with Ardmore and that should fix the problem.\u00c2\u00a0 Not so.\u00c2\u00a0 The resulting cocktail wasn’t undrinkable, but I jotted down in my notes one word that sums it up nicely.\u00c2\u00a0 The drink was “funky.”\u00c2\u00a0 Back to the drawing board and finally it came to me.\u00c2\u00a0 I pulled down my bottle of Laphroaig Cask Strength and added 1\/4 oz to the mix, making up the rest of the 2 oz with Black Label.\u00c2\u00a0 It was one of those light bulb moments.\u00c2\u00a0 The subtle smoke I was hoping for was there, but not overpowering or off-putting.<\/p>\n
Now I moved on to the ginger beer.\u00c2\u00a0 I tried a few different options and found that they are all pretty tasty.\u00c2\u00a0 This week I’ve primarily been using Gosling’s ginger beer and found that it’s strong ginger punch was the other key to this drink.\u00c2\u00a0 I’d say you can definitely go with either a ginger ale or ginger beer, but make certain that it’s got a good ginger component.\u00c2\u00a0 Regular soft-drink style ginger ale isn’t the right choice here.\u00c2\u00a0 It’ll be smothered by the Scotch.<\/p>\n
As for lime juice I have two comments.\u00c2\u00a0 One, and I hope I don’t have to tell you this, use fresh.\u00c2\u00a0 Two, I bumped it up to 1 oz to add more sourness.\u00c2\u00a0 If you’ve made your own ginger beer<\/a> from the recipe I tried then this won’t be necessary as you’ll have a bit more sourness going in.<\/p>\n Last but not least, I was just reading an article<\/a> about bitters in a recent issue of Imbibe Magazine<\/a>.\u00c2\u00a0 It was penned by cocktail master Paul Clarke<\/a> and he mentioned something I would never have thought of (seems I need to do some more thinking about cocktails).\u00c2\u00a0 Per Paul, orange bitters work really well with the flavors of Scotch.\u00c2\u00a0 So, wanting to test that theory, I tossed a couple dashes in my last Mamie Taylor (the one I’m sipping right now, in fact).\u00c2\u00a0 And, I can tell you Mr. Clarke is absolutely right.\u00c2\u00a0 The flavor of the bitters plays extremely well with the scotch, ginger and lime and the bitterness further rounds out the balance of the cocktail.\u00c2\u00a0 Definitely a worthy addition.<\/p>\n With that I’ll come to an end.\u00c2\u00a0 Sadly, I’m guessing that, like me, it’s not summer in Scotland for you.\u00c2\u00a0 But there’s good news.\u00c2\u00a0 You can still mix up a Mamie Taylor and enjoy a refreshing, delicious cocktail.\u00c2\u00a0 Cold, fall weather be damned.\u00c2\u00a0 Enjoy, my friends.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Imagine a perfect day in Scotland.\u00c2\u00a0 The mist is clearing off the rolling green hills, the sun is breaking through the clouds, it’s going to be a fantastic day.\u00c2\u00a0 You spend the day fishing, or shopping, or golfing, or whatever floats your boat.\u00c2\u00a0 Come middle of the afternoon it’s warm and you’re ready for a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,12],"tags":[159,10,203],"class_list":["post-1590","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-recipes","category-wrap-up","tag-mamie-taylor","tag-recipe","tag-wrap-up"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cocktailhacker.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1590","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cocktailhacker.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cocktailhacker.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cocktailhacker.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cocktailhacker.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1590"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cocktailhacker.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1590\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1591,"href":"https:\/\/cocktailhacker.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1590\/revisions\/1591"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cocktailhacker.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1590"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cocktailhacker.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1590"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cocktailhacker.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1590"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Mamie Taylor (Cocktail Hacker)<\/strong><\/pre>\n
1 3\/4 oz Johnnie Walker Black Label\r\n1\/4 oz Laphroaig Cask Strength\r\n1 oz Lime Juice\r\n6 oz Ginger Beer\r\n2 Dashes Orange Bitters<\/strong><\/pre>\n
1) Combine the Scotch, lime juice and bittes over ice\r\n2) Fill with ginger ale\r\n3) Garnish with a lime wedge<\/strong>\r\n<\/pre>\n