Thursday, January 5, 2012

BONNIE PRINCE CHARLIE

 
The Drink
 
The Prince
 
BONNIE PRINCE CHARLIE
1 measure cognac
½ measure Drambuie
1 measure lemon juice

Bonnie Prince Charlie was a 16th Century Scottish Prince. He was very loyal to Scotland and a little crazy. In 1745, he tried to win the throne of England for his father, George II. Young Bonnie Prince Charlie failed miserably in a battle for London known as the heroic Jacobite Rebellion among the Scottish. The English call it the 40-minute defeat. But the Scottish love Prince Charlie for trying and statues of him dot the land.

After the crushing loss, Prince Charlie had to hide out for five months while he was a hunted man. Rumor has it that he masqueraded as a lady named Betty Burke. From what I can gather, Bonnie Prince Charlie was special. And so is this drink.

BONNIE PRINCE CHARLIE the cocktail is another simple, three-ingredient drink. To make it, combine the three ingredients above into a shaker, fill with ice, shake and strain into a glass. I chose the balloon glass shown, because I felt it was the most regal-looking. A little lemon slice topped it off nicely, but I really have to learn how to make those cool twist-thingys.

The specialness of the BONNIE PRINCE CHARLIE cocktail is in the lemon juice. The juice nicely compliments the cognac and Drambuie, and makes the drinking of them enjoyable. Yet, it is the Drambuie – a product of Scotland - that gives the drink its name. Drambuie is a secret recipe that combines herbs, spices, honey and scotch whiskies. It was supposedly Prince Charlie’s secret recipe, but I have my doubts. It is a popular ingredient of many cocktails and is easy to find in the liquor store.

Though this is a good sipping cocktail, I suggest taking less time to drink the BONNIE PRINCE CHARLIE than it took for the prince to run away in defeat. It is best cold. I enjoyed it, but the lemon flavor was too strong for more than one, not to mention the strength of the other two elements. Gotta stay sane so I don’t try to take over Cleveland.

Drink Up^
Cocktail Connie

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4 comments:

  1. AnonymousDecember 13, 2012 at 1:32 AM

    Thanks for sharing the details on how to make this drink. I was curious, having named my son after the bonnie prince!

    I do want to let you know, however, that he was an 18th century prince, not 16th which would place him in the 1500s. Also, his enemy was George II; his father would have been James III if he had been successful in his fight for the throne. He was defeated at the Battle of Culloden in Scotland.

    I'm a huge fan of Bonnie Prince Charlie! :)

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  2. Cocktail ConnieDecember 13, 2012 at 9:35 PM

    You are a huge fan! Not sure where I got the bogus info. Thanks for setting the record straight. Did you try the cocktail?

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  3. NinoAugust 28, 2015 at 8:09 PM

    I have seen the recipe as equal parts of each, maybe that was the reason it was too lemony?
    http://www.rampantscotland.com/recipes/blrecipe_cocktails.htm

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