Yesterday
a Sherlockian friend and his wife engaged in a bit of badinage on Facebook
about the time of cocktail hour. This is never a problem at our house, where the
antique clock outside the Sherlockian library is always set with the little
hand on the 5 and the big hand on the 12.
Nevertheless,
this did set me thinking. The great John Bennett Shaw famously said that the
only thing necessary two start a Sherlockian society was two Sherlockians and a
bottle – “and in a pinch, you can do without one of the Sherlockians.”
So
what was cocktail hour like on Baker Street?
When
I did an Internet search of “Sherlock Holmes themed cocktails,” I was amazed at
how often the recipe above came up, under a number of different names. (This one came from the The More-I-Arty.) Since I
can’t abide scotch, I’m not tempted to try it.
Fortunately,
the Baker Street duo also consumed beer, brandy, and Imperial Tokay. And wouldn’t
Holmes in his disguise as Altamont, the Irish-American, have drunk either
bourbon or Irish whiskey? I like to think so.
We took a look at the cocktail that helped with the publicity around "The Adventure of the Creeping Man," and included a number of cocktails named after some of the characters: http://www.ihearofsherlock.com/2011/02/wondrous-strength-giving-serum-cree_17.html
ReplyDeleteJust saw this re-posted, and I have the opposite problem from Dan's. If the single malt whisky is good (and if it's not, why drink it?) it needs nothing except a few drops of water ("few" as defined by the drinker) and, for some Americans, some ice.
ReplyDeleteVery interesting. Glad to find this interesting post here. I too want to host a birthday party for my dad and would need some affordable Chicago event venues. It will also be a cocktail party so I would prefer a rooftop venue.
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