The Winston Churchill

Name: The Winston Churchill
Ingredients: 1½ oz blended scotch or whiskey — Steve notes he uses bourbon; ½ oz Cointreau; ½ oz sweet vermouth; ½ oz lime juice

other · scotch · bourbon

Dark and sullen in the glass, then unexpectedly bright the moment it lands. Lime against sweet vermouth is the strange move here, and it's what keeps the whole thing from turning sticky, so don't shortchange the citrus. The recipe says blended scotch; I use bourbon, and nobody has come for me yet.

Ingredients

1½ ozblended scotch or whiskey — Steve notes he uses bourbon
½ ozCointreau
½ ozsweet vermouth
½ ozlime juice

Method

Add all ingredients and shake with cracked ice.

Steve’s notes

Recipe calls for blended scotch or whiskey; Steve substitutes bourbon.