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Highland Cooler
Early Summer 2007
Queen Victoria's consort, Prince Albert, loved the rugged culture of the Scottish highlands. After his death, the Queen also found solace there. Did she occasionally sip a Highland Cooler - a cocktail later immortalized by Harry Craddock, barkeep of London's Savoy hotel, in his 1930 bible of mixology, The Savoy Cocktail Book? No one's saying. It's a long, summer version of a Whisky Sour and it tastes delicious. Craddock's recipe is a tad potent for modern Canadian tastes: I've adapted it to serve 2.
Serves 2
1 tsp powdered sugar
Juice of ½ a lemon
4 dashes Angostura bitters
4 oz Scotch whisky
2 ice cubes
Ginger ale
1. In a cocktail shaker, stir the sugar, lemon juice, bitters and whisky until the sugar is dissolved.
2. Put a cube of ice into each of 2 tall glasses. Pour half the whisky mixture into each. Top up with chilled ginger ale.
Serves 2