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[inahandbasket]

Say "Whiskey Sour" and most people picture a drink with an umbrella and/or a dyed-red cherry.

Instead...
Mix:
2 oz Ardbeg Single-Malt Islay Scotch
1 oz fresh lemon juice
1 squirt Blue Agave nectar

Stir to combine (or shake)
Garnish with 1/4 frozen lemon instead of ice.

THAT! My friends. Is a true Whiskey Sour.

Comments

[catya.livejournal.com]

mmmmmmmmm. :)

[inahandbasket]

mmmm hmmm!

[klingonlandlady.livejournal.com]

Yum!

[wanderyng1.livejournal.com]

I drink mine similarly only I hold the lemon juice, lemon, ice, and agave nectar.

[inahandbasket]

I drink scotch that way too, most of the time.

I'm not loving this Ardbeg when drunk neat or even on ice. I'm unclear as to why the stuff's got such a following. Won't be buying it again.

[wanderyng1.livejournal.com]

I always found Ardberg to possess some of the flavors that I like in Scotch, but not in the right ratios to make it an enjoyable drink. I can totally understand why you're mixing it.

If you haven't already, give the Macallan 12-year a try. It has more smokiness and bite than the Ardberg, but much less briny after-taste (which is part of what I dislike about the Ardberg). I tend to like very smoky Scotch, so I also enjoy Laphraoig. That one is sometimes a bit *too* smoky for most folks. I like to lie back and sip it in my imaginary peat bog.

[inahandbasket]

Macallan's like "default" scotch to me. It's not great, certainly not bad, and is just sort of good.
I can dig Laphraoig when I really want the smoky, but I'd never splash out for a full bottle of it.

My favorite is one of the lesser known Islays, Caol Ila in the 12 year. The 18's good, just a little alcoholy for drinking neat.

[wanderyng1.livejournal.com]

Yeah, Macallan is my go-to Scotch. I keep it in the house for when I'm in the mood for a decent Scotch that I know I enjoy.

I don't think I've ever tried any of the Islays, I'll have to give them a shot (pun intended) some time.

[inahandbasket]

Ardbeg and Lafroaig are both Islays. ;-)
http://www.whisky-distilleries.info/DR_IsleOfIslay_EN.shtml

[wanderyng1.livejournal.com]

Ah I see...I assumed that "Islay" was a brand, rather than a description of its birthplace. In that case, I have indeed sampled a few ;)

[qwrrty.livejournal.com]

Ohhhh my that sounds nice. Ordinarily I do not mix single-malt scotch with anything save perhaps my taste buds, but I could see making an exception for something like this.

[inahandbasket]

See above comment...
This Ardbeg's just not my cup of tea, usually I use cheaper stuff for mixing. ;-)

[kivrin.livejournal.com]

OH MY GOSH

THAT SOUNDS SO GOOD

[inahandbasket]

OMG WTF LOLLYPOP! *giggle*

It is, in fact, so good. ^_^

[coraline]

dude, i just had a whiskey sour with dinner. it was tasty but not anywhere near as good as i imagine that would be.

you should make one one sometime :)

[inahandbasket]

Done and done.

It's a pet crusade of mine to remove 'sours mix' from the pantries of the ones I care about.

I just saw that stuff

[gatz.livejournal.com]

...the agave stuff, I mean. On the shelf in Trader Joe's. I thought to myself, "what would I use that with?" Now my thought to you is, "What other drinks can you use that with?" :)

I discovered (through mixing for a friend) that even with the dyed cherry, I can make a damn good Manhattan with Irish whiskey (Black Bush) instead of the traditional bourbon.

And speaking of, in my trip to upstate NY last week I found this, along with the rye from the same distillery. Now I just need a Special Occation(R) to open them for.

Re: I just saw that stuff

[inahandbasket]

ooo, that sounds tasty!

Re: I just saw that stuff

[gatz.livejournal.com]

Which one? :D

But in seriousness, I'll be cracking the Hudson bottles in 2 weeks when my friend Tom comes up to visit, whom you met at BwOhhhh, waitaminit, no you didn't.... ;) I'm kidding. I apologize--had to get that in there. Srs bzns, you should pencil in 2/16 for a whiskey night.

Cuz d'ere gon' be one. :)