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Can you help me name a cocktail? I'm looking for suggestions for a cocktail that was created recently. In many ways it is similar to several other recipes, but as far as I can tell it is unique enough to need a name.A few weeks ago I was sitting at the bar at Bookmarks, the rooftop bar/patio/lounge in the Library Hotel near Grand Central Station in NYC. I was chatting to The Cocktail Guru, Jonathan Pogash as he ran back and forth mixing around a dozen of more drinks a minute for the eager crowds of Friday post-work partiers. Jonathan Pogash is a VIP in the cocktail world where he consults, is the Director of Cocktail Development for Hospitality Holdings, who own and operate some of the most prestigious cocktail bars in NYC, such as The Campbell Apartment, The Carnegie Club, Bookmarks Lounge, and The World Bar. He also assists Gary Regan of Ardent Spirits, the famed writer and cocktailian. Several days a week Jonathan can be found behind the bar at The World Bar and Bookmarks where he makes a mean cocktail; either classic / traditional or new ones he personally designs.
I had tried some of each of his new cocktail creations; and his versions of the old, traditional drinks; when I had a whim to ask for something to be custom made for me. I wanted something traditional in taste, but with a tasty twist. I wanted the flavor of whiskey deep and complex; with hints of sweet, bitter, and fruit. A drink I could sip on for a long time where each one was better than the last.
The more I thought about it the more I realized I wanted it to be based on a Smoky Single Malt Scotch and I desired extreme complexity. We tossed some ideas back and forth and then Jonathan went to work.
Laphroig Scotch was the base. It's deeply smoky, sexy, and smooth. Sweet and Dry Vermouth were added to add some sweetness and layers of flavor from the herbs and spices. Then both Angostura Bitters and Fee's Orange Bitters for complexity. This was all stirred gently on ice for 30 seconds before a fat twist of orange peel was flamed into the drink, given a good twist to release much of the oils, and dropped in as a garnish and to add further flavor.
The first sip was delicious. Smoky, complex, with the tang of burnt orange oils floating to my lips. I stirred the drink some more and took another sip. The herbs from the bitters and vermouth became more evident as the drink slightly watered down from the melting ice. The next sip was better than the first. And so it went, on and on, each taste better than the last. The drink came together more and more over the next ten minutes. The orange peel gave forth additional citrus oils which tied the sexy smoke and herbs together into a powerful cocktail of masculine elegance. An amazing drink that slowly permeated my body and mind, wiping away the days stress, and relaxing me until I was sprawled happily back in my chair, conversing with those around me.
Here is the approximate recipe, if you know of it by any other name let me know. or if you have some suggestions for a name, please post. The deadline for suggestions will be midnight on Sunday May 20, 2007.
4 oz. Laphroig Single Malt Scotch
1/2 ox. Dry Vermouth
1/2 oz. Sweet Vermouth
Two dashes of Angostura Bitters
Two dashes of Fee's Orange Bitters
Stirred on the rocks, garnished with flamed orange peel, stirred into the drink.
For the results, click here.
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5-05-2007 @2:12PM Manny Butera said... 1-"Stair way to Heaven"
2-"Up On The Roof"
3-"The Rooftop"
Just to be different, and because it was invented on a rooftop bar.
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5-05-2007 @1:30PM Karin said... There is a drink named Balmoral, similar to yours (Balmoral seems to be the name of a castle in Scotland)
Ingredients:
1 1/2 oz Scotch
1/2 oz Sweet Vermouth
1/2 oz Dry Vermouth
2 dashes Bitters
Since Laphroig Scotch Whiskey from the Island of Islay has a distinct smoky taste you could name the cocktail "Holy Smoke"
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5-05-2007 @1:52PM dust said... 21. Mahogany.
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5-05-2007 @10:00PM Tom said... Glowing Ember
Blazing Saddle
Scotch L'Orange
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5-05-2007 @6:35PM Jan said... Why not "The Torch" -- orange and smoky?
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5-05-2007 @8:06PM cj said... Sounds like a poem for the taste buds, so why not
The Bobby Burns
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5-05-2007 @8:22PM C Reid said... How about the VB "S&M" Scotch, or after many drunken stories, the "S&M".
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5-05-2007 @8:35PM JMForester said... CJ- The Bobby Burns is already a cocktail made from Scotch, Sweet Vermouth, and Benedictine liqueur.
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5-05-2007 @10:01PM Rob said... A Lapdance.
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5-07-2007 @2:37PM Myamii said... Vintage Orange or Gentleman's Orange
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5-06-2007 @11:32AM M-L said... I like the Torch...but might take it one more to The Torch Singer. Reading your description of the drink's complexity and effects; it just screams: WOMAN. I think to get the sexy/smoky/complexity/satisfying ideas in there, you've gotta keep it toward the female end of things. Lady in Orange. Something like that...?
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5-06-2007 @1:29PM Susan said... Leather-Bound Book
http://thewellseasonedcook.blogspot.com
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5-06-2007 @3:41PM Gaby said... Scotch Pirate
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5-06-2007 @8:32PM John said... I'd call it an Old Roy or something like that.
Old Fashion plus Rob Roy.
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5-07-2007 @1:51PM deannadyer said... Smoky Sunset or Orange Velvet, via my favorite bartender Cheryl W
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5-07-2007 @2:36PM cakegrrl2007 said... What about "Burning Gambler"?
http://www.cakegrrl.com
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5-11-2007 @11:44AM Adriane said... How about a "Slow-Burns"?
Incorporates the romance and depth of Scottish poet Robert Burns, the "slow down" languid effect you get from enjoying each sip distinctively, and blends to create that lovely warm feeling you achieve with a good Scotch. mmmm....
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5-19-2007 @6:04PM Joe DiStefano said... 1. Smoky Scotsman
2. Orange Hollow, Misty Hollow all after Laphroaig distillery (the name means "the beautiful hollow by the broad bay")
3. Laird's Dram
4. Donny Johnston (after one of the distillery's founders)
5. Bonny Lad
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