@Ripper2860 Oh, you really must give Warren another go. Absolutely stellar songwriter and I think all of his albums are solid (some of them spectacular) and they have at least one or two exceptional songs on each. I love his lyrics and his acerbic wit.
Excitable Boy is close to being one of my desert island discs!
Okay, after a brutal afternoon of call, and kindness by one of my team members to give me a couple hours respite while he covers the pager, I've decided on a cocktail to enjoy on the patio during this warmest day of the year so far in Minnesota. May I present what my friends and I call
A Clockwork Orange. Don't ask me how we came up with the moniker nor how our core group of five buddies (from junior high to the present day) came up with this exact mix of ingredients, but I've never found it online as such. It's neither the Moloko Plus cocktail famous in the movie, nor is it like either the cognac or absinthe based cocktails I've seen. As far as I can tell it's something we put together or at least stole from somewhere and none of us now can remember where. Anyway, it's 2 oz of Maker's Mark bourbon (or your personal fave), 1 oz Licor 43 liqueur, ½ to ¾ oz fresh lemon juice (freshly squeezed orange juice is fine too), ¼ to ½ oz simple syrup (vary the previous two ingredients according to how sour or sweet you'd like the drink), 2 dashes of orange bitters, garnished with an orange slice caramelized from a kitchen torch. Fill a rocks glass with ice. In a mixer, add the bourbon, Licor 43, lemon juice, simple syrup, and bitters. Fill it with ice and stir for 20 seconds or until well chilled. Caramelize your orange peel with the kitchen torch. Strain into your prepared glass and twist and add the burnt peel. Skol!
Hope you all are having a pleasant weekend.
night in 1990 with a rousing version of the Zevon classic for the London faithful.
