Father's Day Specials

Dad's typically like to stay with dark liquors, although there are plenty of vodka drinking men. That mans we're looking at either cognac, which is always great, but not so good in the summer heat, so let's just go for a solid staple — whiskey. And if you're a straight up dad, I mean a man that calls it like he sees it, and lives it like he loves it, then your probably a "no chase" kind of man. In that case you need a drink that is befitting of your nature like the Straight 7 which is:

1.5 ounces of Seagram's 7 
Splash of water.

Doesn't get much straighter than that.

Or if you just want to play around with it a little, there's Black Bush Sour which is:
1.5 ounces of Bushmills Black Bush Irish Whiskey
.5 ounces of lemon juice

.5 teaspoon(s) of powdered sugar 

1 maraschino cherry

Pour all ingredients over ice into a short glass.
Garnish with a maraschino cherry. 

 

You can see where this is going can't you.

 

And then there's the Manhattan for the whiskey-loving, but more cosmopolitan Dad. Buy him a great bottle of rye which he may not get all the time, and stir this one up with dinner.

 

2 ounces rye whiskey

1/2 ounce sweet vermouth

2-3 dashes Angostura bitters

Maraschino cherry for garnish

Preparation:

1. Pour the ingredients into a mixing glass with ice cubes.
2. Stir well.
3. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
4. Garnish with the cherry.

 

 

Happy Father's Day, Dad.