Comments on: Falkland Island Warmer http://slakethirst.com/2005/03/27/falkland-island-warmer/ cocktails, potations, decoctions and infusions Mon, 6 Oct 2008 22:06:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Ian http://slakethirst.com/2005/03/27/falkland-island-warmer/#comment-4833 Ian Mon, 14 Apr 2008 13:52:54 +0000 http://slakethirst.com/?p=57#comment-4833 Tried this in <a href="http://www.tradervics.com/rest-abudhabi.html" rel="nofollow">Trader Vic's at the Beach Rotana Hotel</a> in Abu Dhabi (of all places). A fantastic after dinner toddy and real palate cleanser. Tried this in Trader Vic’s at the Beach Rotana Hotel in Abu Dhabi (of all places). A fantastic after dinner toddy and real palate cleanser.

]]> By: c http://slakethirst.com/2005/03/27/falkland-island-warmer/#comment-14 c Fri, 08 Apr 2005 06:35:28 +0000 http://slakethirst.com/?p=57#comment-14 Sounds a stylish presentation, albeit one that'd give me a bit of pause were it my hand that was grabbed to form the seal. Oddly enough, <a href="http://www.drambuie.com/home.shtml" rel="nofollow">the Drambuie people themselves</a> seem to be wholly given-over to the marketing message of "Drambuie on Ice." I grant that it's nice on ice -- its viscosity changes in an interesting way when ice-cold Drambuie is warmed in one's mouth -- but as seen above, it's damned fine hot as well. I assume their tactic relates to the predominance of cold cocktails these days -- really a pity, I think. The world doesn't drink enough toddies. Sounds a stylish presentation, albeit one that’d give me a bit of pause were it my hand that was grabbed to form the seal.

Oddly enough, the Drambuie people themselves seem to be wholly given-over to the marketing message of “Drambuie on Ice.” I grant that it’s nice on ice — its viscosity changes in an interesting way when ice-cold Drambuie is warmed in one’s mouth — but as seen above, it’s damned fine hot as well.

I assume their tactic relates to the predominance of cold cocktails these days — really a pity, I think. The world doesn’t drink enough toddies.

]]> By: amanda http://slakethirst.com/2005/03/27/falkland-island-warmer/#comment-13 amanda Fri, 08 Apr 2005 06:00:02 +0000 http://slakethirst.com/?p=57#comment-13 Drambuie. I've only had this once, served up in some thumping bar in the Canary Islands. Highball glass, about a shots worth of Drambuie. Tilt the glass and set the liquor on fire. Twirl it around a bit to warm the glass. Grab suspicious girl's hand and place it right on top of the glass, sealing the rim. Immediately flip the glass from top to bottom a few times, hand still sealing it. Break the hand/glass seal with a bit of a pop, fire is out from lack of oxygen and the Drambuie is warm and delicious. This would take some practice to be smooth with it. Maybe a lot of practice. Drambuie. I’ve only had this once, served up in some thumping bar in the Canary Islands. Highball glass, about a shots worth of Drambuie. Tilt the glass and set the liquor on fire. Twirl it around a bit to warm the glass. Grab suspicious girl’s hand and place it right on top of the glass, sealing the rim. Immediately flip the glass from top to bottom a few times, hand still sealing it. Break the hand/glass seal with a bit of a pop, fire is out from lack of oxygen and the Drambuie is warm and delicious.

This would take some practice to be smooth with it. Maybe a lot of practice.

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