Bartender Journey - Cocktails. Spirits. Bartending Culture. Libations For Your Ears.

Bartender Journey Podcast # 136   ·      Guest this week is Andy Watts Master Distiller of Bain’s Cape Mountain Whisky from South Africa. ·      Bains is made from 100% corn (or maize as it is called it in South Africa).  It is double matured in first fill Bourbon barrels. ·      In South Africa, Whisky is spelled without the “e”, as it is in Scotland, Canada and many other countries.  American Whiskey is always spelled with the “e”. ·      Cocktail of the Week - Cape Mountain Boulevardier: o   1 ½ oz Bain’s Cape Mountain Whisky o   1 oz Sweet Vermouth o   1 oz Campari o   6 drops Sea Salt Saline Solution: (1 teaspoon Sea Salt - Himalayan Sea Salt preferred) dissolved in 1 oz very hot water) o   Stir in mixing cup with ice.  Strain into Old Fashioned glass with one large ice cube o   Express oil from a lemon twist into glass o   Add twist as garnish ·      A Boulevardier is a Negroni but made with Whiskey (traditionally, Rye Whisky), instead of Gin.  I used the Bain’s W