SiscoVanilla Drinks The Grumpy Old Man April 23, 2018

After a long work week, its time to start the Old Man Drinks Cocktail Challenge. Kind of feeling like a Grumpy Old Man so it would seem apropos that the first cocktail I pull out of the book is The Grumpy Old Man.

The cocktail is very simple and straight forward like most of the cocktails in the book. Here is the recipe:

Grumpy Old Man
2oz Knob Creek 100 proof Bourbon
1oz Fresh Lime Juice
Ginger Ale top

Pour Bourbon over ice. Then pour lime juice and top with Ginger Ale.

I really have to admit that this is one tasty cocktail. I find that the fresh lime juice is the game changer. It gives the cocktail a nice light feel both on the palate and on the nose. It smells amazing. But a few of these with the Knob Creek 100 proof bourbon is liable to put you on your ass, so be careful about sucking these down too fast. 

Here is the YouTube video I made taste testing the cocktail:

If you want to ramp up the cocktail, the author of the Old Man Drinks book Robert Schnakenberg recommends the following tweak:

Most recipes suggest you ratchet up the decrepitude even further by using Old Grand-Dad high-proof bourbon. Swap in some sour mix for the ginger ale, and you've got yourself a Grumpier Old Man. Come to think of it, that much sour mix would make a young man grumpy, too. 

Guess I have a bonus cocktail to work with Tuesday at Finn's Corner (660 Washington Avenue, corner of Bergen Street, Brooklyn NY 347-663-9316)

Until Then Happy Drinking,

SiscoVanilla

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