Where did the Romans drink it? (hic)

[madbaker]

Please tell me someone got this joke. I don't even ask that you find it funny.
This week's Resolution Recipe continues a theme: the Irish Jack Rose cocktail.

1 oz Irish whiskey (I used Bushmills)
1/2 oz Calvados or applejack brandy (I used a nice applejack)
1/2 oz fresh lime juice
1/2 oz grenadine

Add all to a shaker and fill with ice. Shake and strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with lime.
Drink... but... very carefully...

What worked: I think I liked it even better than the regular Jack Rose. I wouldn't waste a good single-malt on this, but it might be nice with a higher-end blended Scotch.

What didn't: Like the standard Jack Rose, it was way too easy to drink. It wasn't quite as refreshing as a standard Jack Rose. I might make my standard recipe a 1.5x batch to fill the coupe a bit more.

Will I make it again? Heck yeah. Since I'm posting this ahead of time, I probably already have.

Comments

[rustmon.livejournal.com]

I think it I did, and if so, ow.

[kareina.livejournal.com]

Well, I understood both the parenthetical latin word in the subject line, and what that set of letters traditionally means in English, and what both have to do with the question and the topic of the post...

Does that count?

[klwilliams.livejournal.com]

I got it. Sigh.

[desperance.livejournal.com]

Hic! Hike. Hock!