cowdery Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 Naturally, I'm getting stuff from PR folks pushing St. Patrick's Day drinks, but I thought the following were weird enough to be interesting. They were created by some of Chicago's top mixologists.I can't vouch for any of them because I haven't tried them.The back story, according to the press release, is that most Irishmen and women enjoy a traditional breakfast of whiskey, eggs, rashers (bacon), black and white pudding and toast. That's the inspiration for these drinks.Gallic FlipCharles Joly, The Drawing Room1 1/4 oz. Bushmills Irish Whiskey1 oz. Punt e Mes (or equivalent sweet vermouth)1 barspoon (1/8 oz.) St. Elizabeth Allspice Dram1/3 oz. Simple Syrup1 Whole EggCombine all ingredients in mixing glass. Dry shake (without ice) to emulsify. Add ice and shake well, strain into Irish coffee mug. Grate fresh nutmeg over top.Irish Bacon Sour Adam Seger, Nacional 271 1/2 oz Apple-Bacon Infused Bushmills Irish Whiskey1 oz. fresh Lemon Juice1/2 oz. Quality Maple Syrup1/2 oz. Egg whiteBuild in a 16 oz. pint glass and shake vigorously with fresh ice until shaker is frosted. Strain into a chilled martini glass. Optional garnish: Strip of Irish bacon laid across top of martini glass with a quarter hard boiled egg on top.Apple-Bacon Infused Bushmills Irish Whiskey2 chopped, green apples7 slices of Thick Cut Irish Bacon, fully cooked and excess fat removed750 ml of Bushmills Irish WhiskeyMix apples, bacon and Bushmills in pitcher. Refrigerate for 72 hours. Strain and freeze overnight. Remove the excess fat and bottle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrinkyBanjo Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 Naturally, I'm getting stuff from PR folks pushing St. Patrick's Day drinks, but I thought the following were weird enough to be interesting. They were created by some of Chicago's top mixologists.I can't vouch for any of them because I haven't tried them.The back story, according to the press release, is that most Irishmen and women enjoy a traditional breakfast of whiskey, eggs, rashers (bacon), black and white pudding and toast. That's the inspiration for these drinks.Gallic FlipCharles Joly, The Drawing Room1 1/4 oz. Bushmills Irish Whiskey1 oz. Punt e Mes (or equivalent sweet vermouth)1 barspoon (1/8 oz.) St. Elizabeth Allspice Dram1/3 oz. Simple Syrup1 Whole EggCombine all ingredients in mixing glass. Dry shake (without ice) to emulsify. Add ice and shake well, strain into Irish coffee mug. Grate fresh nutmeg over top.Irish Bacon Sour Adam Seger, Nacional 271 1/2 oz Apple-Bacon Infused Bushmills Irish Whiskey1 oz. fresh Lemon Juice1/2 oz. Quality Maple Syrup1/2 oz. Egg whiteBuild in a 16 oz. pint glass and shake vigorously with fresh ice until shaker is frosted. Strain into a chilled martini glass. Optional garnish: Strip of Irish bacon laid across top of martini glass with a quarter hard boiled egg on top.Apple-Bacon Infused Bushmills Irish Whiskey2 chopped, green apples7 slices of Thick Cut Irish Bacon, fully cooked and excess fat removed750 ml of Bushmills Irish WhiskeyMix apples, bacon and Bushmills in pitcher. Refrigerate for 72 hours. Strain and freeze overnight. Remove the excess fat and bottle.No offense but...YUK!!!!!!!I love a good Irish Breakfast and I love Irish Whiskey but any combination of the two is bad news! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jburlowski Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 Anything beyond:1) Guiness or Harp2) Irish whiskey3) poitin4) hard cider.... is weird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special Reserve Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 In a local store, there was an add for Jameson and American Honey simple a 50-50 mix of the two called Irish Honey.I think that would work well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowdery Posted March 11, 2009 Author Share Posted March 11, 2009 Castle brands has a product called Celtic Crossing that is a liqueur with an Irish whiskey base. It's very tasty. Castle also sells the Knappogue Castle and Clontarf brands of Irish whiskey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILLfarmboy Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 The "Gallic Flip" sounds like the only one that may not be gag worthy. I don't mind raw egg in food and drinks. (I make a version of a fruit smoothie using partially frozen strawberries, heavy cream and a couple raw eggs.) But that sure sounds like a lot of vermouth. I'm unfamiliar with Punt e Mes, so I looked it up. If it really is not cloyingly sweet, it may not be too bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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