THE GALL BRACER

 

GALL BRACER

2 dashes Angostura bitters

2 dashes grenadine

2 measures bourbon or rye whiskey

Lemon slice

Soda water- optional

Brace yourself for the GALL BRACER cocktail. It’s strong, it’s complicated to make and it didn’t taste good — even to my brown liquor loving husband.

I had high hopes for the GALL BRACER. I have found a new love in Angostura bitters and like grenadine, but this drink is mostly bourbon and I’m just not there yet. To make the GALL BRACER, put ice into a large glass or pitcher, like shown. Add the Angostura bitters, grenadine and bourbon in the measurement above. Then stir well to get it all nice and cold. Set the glass or pitcher aside and fill a cocktail glass of your choosing – either a rocks or a tall glass — with ice. Squeeze a slice of lemon over the ice, then pour the cocktail into the glass and enjoy. Or not.

To me, the GALL BRACER was too strong to enjoy. The recipe says you can add soda water if desired. After tasting the cocktail in its original form, I added soda water, filling up the glass. This helped, but not much. My husband said he would rather drink straight bourbon than this. Yet, he finished his cocktail. Me? I never saw the bottom of the glass.

I thought the GALL BRACER made bourbon tastier to drink than just straight up, but it is still a very strong, acquired taste that I have yet to acquire. Only time will tell if my little experiment succeeds in pulling me to the brown side.

Drink Up^

Cocktail Connie