Day 291, Cocktail 288
The stream of consciousness continued on Thursday as I moved forward with more Lillet Blanc. I had been thumbing through Mittie Hellmich’s “Ultimate Bar Book” looking for more recipes that used the Lillet. I didn’t really see anything in the fortified wine section so I started looking through the whiskeys when I came upon the Prince Edward. The history on this cocktail is a little murky – hell, who am I kidding – I couldn’t find anything on the history of this cocktail. Frankly, that suprises me a bit, but on with the show anyway.
Prince Edward
- 1-1/2 oz scotch
- 1/2 oz Lillet Blanc
- 1/4 oz Drambuie
Combine the ingredients in a shaker with ice and shake, shake, shake to chill and combine. Strain into a rocks glass with ice, or in my case, an ice ball. Garnish with an orange slice.
This is a tasty cocktail. The Drambuie really sweetens it up and helps the floral and orange flavors of the Lillet shine and not be overshadowed by the scotch. I used Johnny Walker Red, which gave a nice, smokey backdrop to the cocktail. This was a very nice sipper, indeed.
Cheers!
