This cocktail was named for President William McKinley. It is a variation on the Manhattan. You will need rye, sweet vermouth, cherry liqueuer, absinthe, and a lemon peel. Watch here for instructions, which I gave to the White House HistoricalContinue readingHow to make the McKinley’s Delight Cocktail
By Kevin R. Kosar Whiskey, as any enlistee will tell you, is popular among America’s fighting forces. Military installations’ drinks shops (“Class 6” stores) are stocked with a galaxy of intoxicating drinks — beer, spirits, wines — but whiskey isContinue readingThe Military and Whiskey’s 250-Year Old Relationship
Some years ago, I attended a tasting where the representative of a well-known Scotch company claimed the whisky his firm makes today tastes the same as it did 150 years ago. This was blatant nonsense. The tipple in question isContinue readingToday’s Whiskey Is Not Yesterday’s—Thank Goodness