Back in the Prohibition days, there was a very popular cocktail known as "Scoff - Law", it was created by a millionaire named Delcevare King. King had anti-saloon league morals and offered a prize for the person who created a new word for the "Lawless Drinker". "Scoff - law was the winning entry and a cocktail baring the same name was soon to follow. The cocktail was a sour with an addition of some dry vermouth. The cocktail first appeared in at Harry's New York Bar, located in Paris circa 1924.
Original Scoff - Law Cocktail
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1 1/2 oz. Rye Whiskey
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1 oz. Dry Vermouth
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3/4 oz. Grenadine
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Juice of ½ Lemon
Place
all ingredients into an ice-filled shaker. Shake and strain into a cocktail glass.
Garnish with a lemon twist.
As usual, I enjoy working many of these classic cocktails into my world of rum and give them a new twist. This cocktail fits into that category very well, because of it's first ingredient. I think that a bit of Doorly's XO would be a good starting place and then lets see where it leads.
Rum Scoff - Law Cocktail.- 2 oz. Doorly's XO
- 1 oz. Dry Vermouth
- 1/2 oz. DeKuyper Pomegranate Liqueur
- Juice of a half Lemon
Place all ingredients into a shaker filled with ice and shake until chilled. Strain into a cocktail glass and garnish with a lemon zest.
This is a really tasty cocktail I think that you will enjoy. ;o)
