Comments on: DOTW: Bobby Burns http://marriedwithdinner.com/2007/01/26/dotw-bobby-burns/ The continuing adventures of a couple of San Francisco food dorks Fri, 29 Aug 2008 20:15:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.11 by: sc'eric http://marriedwithdinner.com/2007/01/26/dotw-bobby-burns/#comment-78552 Fri, 14 Sep 2007 05:47:57 +0000 http://marriedwithdinner.com/2007/01/26/dotw-bobby-burns/#comment-78552 I discovered the Dreamy Dorini about 3 weeks ago. I'd just quit my job (to start a new one three days hence) and was feeling adventuresome. So, I went online looking for Vodka-Scotch drinks. When I stumbled upon the write-up, I knew immediately that the Dreamy Dorini Smoke Martini was it. The ingredient list said it all... but the actual experience was what really hooked me! Being in central-PA--and, technically, between jobs--I have to say my resources were a bit limited. But I made due with what I had and it turned out quite well: ~ 2.00 Bak's Bison Grass Vodka ~ 0.50 Laphroaig Quarter-cask ~ 0.25 Absente pastis I had a few vodkas in my fridge, but the article had quoted Audrey as choosing Pernod over other anisettes because of it's slightly sweeter quality. Because I had only Absente, I chose a slightly sweeter vodka: Bak's Bison Grass Zubrowka (infused with sweet-grass). I chose Laphroaig Quarter-cask because it was the only Islay malt in my cabinet, and--quite frankly--you can't get the Laphroaig experience anywhere else! When you put them together, magic happens. But I would urge anyone to avoid the lemon twist! (Orange, perhaps, would work, and that's generally how I take my Laphroaig.) That hint of lemon is what, in my opinion, lends to "that Band-Aid taste" that Erik, Cameron and I know so well--which isn't always such a bad thing, when dealing with Scotch... but is always a bad thing when trying to sell someone on a "martini". I discovered the Dreamy Dorini about 3 weeks ago. I’d just quit my job (to start a new one three days hence) and was feeling adventuresome. So, I went online looking for Vodka-Scotch drinks. When I stumbled upon the write-up, I knew immediately that the Dreamy Dorini Smoke Martini was it. The ingredient list said it all… but the actual experience was what really hooked me! Being in central-PA–and, technically, between jobs–I have to say my resources were a bit limited. But I made due with what I had and it turned out quite well:

~ 2.00 Bak’s Bison Grass Vodka
~ 0.50 Laphroaig Quarter-cask
~ 0.25 Absente pastis

I had a few vodkas in my fridge, but the article had quoted Audrey as choosing Pernod over other anisettes because of it’s slightly sweeter quality. Because I had only Absente, I chose a slightly sweeter vodka: Bak’s Bison Grass Zubrowka (infused with sweet-grass). I chose Laphroaig Quarter-cask because it was the only Islay malt in my cabinet, and–quite frankly–you can’t get the Laphroaig experience anywhere else! When you put them together, magic happens.

But I would urge anyone to avoid the lemon twist! (Orange, perhaps, would work, and that’s generally how I take my Laphroaig.) That hint of lemon is what, in my opinion, lends to “that Band-Aid taste” that Erik, Cameron and I know so well–which isn’t always such a bad thing, when dealing with Scotch… but is always a bad thing when trying to sell someone on a “martini”.

]]> by: Cameron http://marriedwithdinner.com/2007/01/26/dotw-bobby-burns/#comment-17472 Tue, 30 Jan 2007 05:45:10 +0000 http://marriedwithdinner.com/2007/01/26/dotw-bobby-burns/#comment-17472 And I thought I was the only one who knew about <em>Band-Aid taste</em>. :) And I thought I was the only one who knew about Band-Aid taste. :)

]]> by: Anita http://marriedwithdinner.com/2007/01/26/dotw-bobby-burns/#comment-16646 Fri, 26 Jan 2007 18:26:15 +0000 http://marriedwithdinner.com/2007/01/26/dotw-bobby-burns/#comment-16646 Ah, I was wondering why it looked so clear. A mesmerizing shot, in any case... Ah, I was wondering why it looked so clear. A mesmerizing shot, in any case…

]]> by: erik_flannestad http://marriedwithdinner.com/2007/01/26/dotw-bobby-burns/#comment-16644 Fri, 26 Jan 2007 18:18:53 +0000 http://marriedwithdinner.com/2007/01/26/dotw-bobby-burns/#comment-16644 Well, we did recite the "Selkirk Grace". "To a Haggis" is a bit long. And our Scottish accents are not very good. BTW, the picture is of the Dreamy Dorini Smoking Martini, not the Bobby Burns. Well, we did recite the “Selkirk Grace”. “To a Haggis” is a bit long. And our Scottish accents are not very good.

BTW, the picture is of the Dreamy Dorini Smoking Martini, not the Bobby Burns.

]]> by: Anita http://marriedwithdinner.com/2007/01/26/dotw-bobby-burns/#comment-16559 Fri, 26 Jan 2007 15:12:59 +0000 http://marriedwithdinner.com/2007/01/26/dotw-bobby-burns/#comment-16559 Aye, but did ye recite "<a target="_blank" href="http://www.robertburns.org/works/147.shtml" rel="nofollow">Address to a Haggis</a>" then? Aye, but did ye recite “Address to a Haggis” then?

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