Also known as a Whisky Macdonald, the whisky mac is made up of scotch whisky and ginger wine. First created around 1860’s this cocktail is even older than the martini. Served perfectly over ice, this cocktail is perfect for warming…
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Burns Night Cocktails: Scotch Sour
A spin on the classic cocktail, the Whiskey Sour, the Scotch Sour, is a great addition to your cocktail repertoire. A simple to make cocktail, this cocktail is the perfect drink for Burns Night. Sadly, the Scotch Sour is often…
Burns Night Cocktails: Clansman’s Coffee
Much like an Irish Coffee, this Clansman’s Coffee cocktail combines coffee and whisky. This one obviously contains scotch rather than Irish Whiskey, and it does also include a brown sugar rim. Whilst you can add sugar to taste, the sugar rim…
You’ll Want to Invite This Cocktail Duo to Your Memorial Day Celebration
Memorial Day Weekend is right around the corner, and with all the grillin’ and ‘cueing going down in celebration of that fact, here are a couple of cocktail recipes created by top NYC mixologist Ivy Mix, and shared courtesy of Laphroaig Scotch Whisky (because…
anCnoc Blas
anCnoc is not a scotch I’ve had before, and I recently had an opportunity to pair their Blas bottling with a Hiram and Solomon Traveling Man cigar. Blas is a collaboration between anCnoc (pronounced uh-knock) and Scottish fashion designer Patrick…
Dalmore 18
Dalmore is a highland distillery in Scotland and has been distilling since 1839. The highlands are the largest whisky-producing region of the isle and boast and of the biggest names in the country. Highland whisky is generally very mild and…
Podcast 103- Scotch Tastings: Bowmore 12 and 15, Auchentoshan American Oak and Three Wood
Mark’s a bread master, too. Our scotch tastings continue with Bowmore 12 and 15. You lose your Gaelic in Albuquerque. We taste Auchentoshan American Oak and Three Wood. We talk about our favorites overall. Here’s that German list again. http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/simple-cocktails.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Simple-Cocktails-Podcast-Episode-103.mp3 Download Episode…
Podcast 102- Scotch Tastings: Suntory Toki, Dalmore 18, Ardbeg Dark Cove
Today our friend and self-made Scotch expert Mark Griffith joins us for scotch tastings! We taste Suntory Toki, The Dalmore 18 and Ardbeg Dark Cove. Hear about distillery field trips, distilling regions of Scotland, and more. Here’s a list (and discussion)…
Monkey Shoulder Scotch
Welcome to the world, Monkey Shoulder, a relatively new scotch brand that you may have seen at your local liquor store as of late (it was introduced in 2005). Master blenders David Stewart and Brian Kinsmen run Monkey Shoulder as a bit…
Fall Cocktails on the Morning Brew
Greg appeared on The Morning Brew with Friends in Albuquerque today and made two Fall cocktails: the Sidecar and Scotch Milk Punch. If you saw the segment, welcome! Here are the recipes: Sidecar 1 1/2 oz brandy 1 oz triple sec 1…