Election Time

It’s election time again which means every bar in DC (and probably the rest of the country as well) is busy recreating the names of classic drinks and cocktails to mimic and/or mock the presidential candidates. The names are often clever, witty, and sometimes crude. But in a city where people often take themselves too seriously it’s just plain fun. 

DC Scotch Chick admits to reading these hyped up bar menus and even the occasional article on the subject in the Washington Post or New York Times. She doesn’t have a problem with most of the drinks they create because she’s a die hard single malt whisky fan who has no desire to ruin her palate with these cloyingly sweet drinks. But she did sit up and take notice when reading the “How’s Your Drink?” column in the Wall Street Journal’s Weekend Edition. In his article on presidential cocktails, Eric Felten, interviewed several DC bartenders about this election cycle’s drinks. 

DC Scotch Chick was shocked, SHOCKED!, to read that a bartender (at a very respectable DC restaurant) would dare to ruin a perfectly good single malt whisky. But that’s just what one bartender did when she created the Skyhawk, her version of a Rusty Nail. She took a Macallan 12 and added Drambuie, grapefruit juice, and orange bitters. Oh my! This is a clear violation of Scotch Chix Rule #2: A Scotch Chick NEVER adulterates her scotch.  

Bartenders are supposed to be our gateway to good scotch. They should have the knowledge to not only NOT ruin it but also to help us select the one that is right for us. Since this is clearly not the case in this circumstance, it is all the more imperative that all Chix (and Gents) educate themselves. And that’s why your loyal Scotch Chix are here to help.