Ward Eight
Born from corruption?
- Method
- Shaken
- Style
- Classic
- Glass
- Footed rocks glass
- Time
- 5 min
Ingredients
- 60mlRye Whiskey
No Rye Whiskey? Bourbon — rounder and sweeter — you lose rye's pepper, so the drink reads softer
- 15mlGrenadine
- 15mlLemon Juicefreshly squeezed
- 15mlOrange Juicefreshly squeezed
- Garnish
- Orange twist and a cocktail cherry
Make it well
Shaken, properly.
Add all your ingredients into your
Add ice and for 10-12 seconds
into the glass
Garnish with a of orange or lemon, perhaps a cocktail cherry too
On the palate
On the nose this one is fruity and dry. The orange peel and citrus come through really well. On tasting, it's a perfectly sweet and sour drink all backed up by the spicy rye whiskey. If you like an Old Fashioned, a Scofflaw or any other whiskey cocktail for that matter - you'll love this. Another classic drink from Boston.
Where it came from
An interesting history here. Created by the Locke-Ober Café, in Boston's eighth ward, in 1898. Martin M. Lomasney was an incredibly powerful politician for 40 years in Boston. This drink was created to celebrate his election to the State's legislature. Noble origins right? Well, there are rumours that this cocktail was created a week or two before the vote. Turns out, Martin had assured bar staff he would win. How could he be so confident? Following the election, rumours, although never substantiated, suggested that pre-filled voting slips were printed and included in the count. It appears the election was, let's say massaged, in Martin's favour. Still, a great cocktail from the late 1800s.
Keep pouring
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The bartender’s note
One drink, one story, one bottle worth buying.
Thursday evening, so you have time to shop. No more than that.