"compass box whisky" news and stories

Anybody who knows me knows I prefer American whiskey like bourbon and rye to barley whiskeys like Scotch and Irish. I do enjoy a dram of other styles from time to time, particularly from a dear gentleman named John Glaser, the whisky maker behind Compass Box brands.

His rebel whiskeys paired with a rebel rye girl named Abigail Gullo recently turned up another cocktail to defy my "there ain't no such thing as a good Scotch cocktail" banter. As a fellow lady bartender, Ms. Gullo loves her American whiskey cocktails like me, but took on the challenge to make one I can find palatable. She combined the pungency of Scotch with the herbal Chartreuse and floral sweetness of her lavender syrup, bringing it all together with the brightness of lemon.

As a nod to her French-Canadian roots, she named the drink in honor of friends attending law school at McGill University in Montreal.

Check out the recipe for the McGill Law Review Cocktail after the jump.