Star Clippers Blog » Julie http://www.starclippersblog.com The official online blog community of Star Clippers' three tall ships. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:25:39 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Super Bowl Happy Hour: Old Fashioned http://www.starclippersblog.com/2012/02/super-bowl-happy-hour-old-fashioned/ http://www.starclippersblog.com/2012/02/super-bowl-happy-hour-old-fashioned/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:25:39 +0000 Julie http://www.starclippersblog.com/?p=7482 It’s Super Bowl weekend, so we thought we’d share one of our tasty concoctions that you can enjoy on Sunday as you watch the big game. And if you’re not into American football, you can enjoy it anyway!

Ingredients:
Burbon Whiskey — 4 cl
Bitters — splash
Soda Water — 4 cl
Sugar — 1 tsp

Glass:
Old Fashioned

Garnish:
One maraschino cherry and one orange twist

Mix sugar, soda water and bitters. Drop in the cherry and orange twist. Muddle into a paste using a muddler or the back end of a spoon. Pour in bourbon, fill with ice cubes and stir. Enjoy!

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Here is a picture of the Royal Clipper taken from Nevis as it sails from St. Kitts. — Chris

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Ingredients:
Scotch Whisky — 2 cl
Drambuie – 2 cl

Glass:
Old Fashioned

Stir together and enjoy!

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