COCKTAILS AT HOME
It is gratifying to see that the long-held but erroneous belief that it is some kind of sin to mix single malts with water, ice or anything more flavoursome is finally abating. While there may still be holdouts in remote corners of the planet, it seems the majority is now in agreement that whisky is the drinker’s to do with as they please. Similarly, there is now consensus that whisky cocktails can be fun, long and fruity – no longer is whisky relegated to the ‘stirred down and brown’ cocktails of old.
That this growing acceptance has coincided with the resurgence of the ‘craft’ (i.e. carefully made) cocktail movement cannot be pure chance, and it is a fact that many of the world’s best bartenders are reaching for the higher shelves of the back bar to create fantastic cocktails from some of the most complex spirits available to them.
Consequently, it is possible that readers have already enjoyed such a cocktail on a night out and considered taking some steps in that direction at home.
