Category: Burns Night

A Toast For Burns Night

While stranded in LA due to a recent ice storm in the mountains that forced me to evacuate my home, I was asked to write a Burns Night poem for a collaboration with Bruichladdich. The original didn’t pass the legal muster, but I really enjoyed it and so I decided to share it here along […]

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While stranded in LA due to a recent ice storm in the mountains that forced me to evacuate my home, I was asked to write a Burns Night poem for a collaboration with Bruichladdich. The original didn’t pass the legal muster, but I really enjoyed it and so I decided to share it here along with the Bobby Burns cocktail I made to go with the evening.

Bobby Burns Cocktail

And in case you were wondering, the shorter, approved, one did go live and you can check it out here. I hope you all have a wonderful Burn Night and if you make a Bobby Burns let me know or tag me in the photo. I’d love to see it.

Cheers!

 

A TOAST TO FRIENDS

When the power goes out
and the iced trees are fallin’
and the wind is howlin’
it’s nice having friends to be a callin’

The outside temp was 20, the inside 30
and without them I would surly have froze.
It would have been gruesome and slow
probably starting at my toes.

Then up the shins and calves and legs
to the middle section goin’ on up the chest
and sides, down the arms and stiffenin’ the neck
though know I would have died drinkin’ only the best.

And because of that, final piece to turn to ice
would be my tummy – kept warm with whisky.
I’m sure my dog would have survived just fine
though I do wonder if she would have missed me.

But fortunately none of this came to pass
because of good friends who let us crash
on their best couches and guest beds
asking only I share my whisky, never my cash.

So here’s to great friends
they help the time in this life pass
and if you’re lucky they make it fun
even if they are a huge pain in the ass.

Love you all, Happy Burns Night!

 

 

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Aberfeldy And Dewar’s Offer Burns Night Kits

Aberfeldy and Dewar’s have both jumped into Burns Night – January 25, 2022 – celebrations with cocktail kit offerings to help those in the UK with their annual whisky-infused celebrations of the Scottish poet, Robert Burns. Aberfeldy has collaborated with at-home drinks platform Canvas to create a Burns Night package complete with cocktails from some […]

Aberfeldy and Dewar’s have both jumped into Burns Night – January 25, 2022 – celebrations with cocktail kit offerings to help those in the UK with their annual whisky-infused celebrations of the Scottish poet, Robert Burns.

Aberfeldy has collaborated with at-home drinks platform Canvas to create a Burns Night package complete with cocktails from some of the UK’s top bartenders – Stephen Mutty, Danny McManus and Kaitlin Wilkes-Back – who will each develop an Aberfeldy-based drink themed around the Scottish poet. The kit includes these three serves, an aromatic spray inspired by the Burns poem “A Red, Red Rose”, birchwood coasters handmade at The Workshop Aberfeldy, potato crisps, a curated playlist, videos hosted by the bartenders and an original poem.

Meanwhile, Dewar’s has created a Burns Night meal and drinks with Scotch cocktails created in a collaboration with bar expert Mark Low of Mr Lyan Studio.

Dewar’s Burns Night meal and drinks contains haggis, Scotch eggs and sweet chili dip, jerk chicken, plantain mash and lime salsa and a pair of Low-created cocktails using Dewar’s Caribbean Smooth whisky: New Town, which also has a spiced syrup and sweet vermouth, while the Cranachan on Holiday Highball has oats, coconut, strawberries, honey, allspice and soda water.

The Dewar’s Burns Night meal and drinks cocktail kit is being made available for $95 at allinabox.com.

Glenfarclas Reveals Drinks Drop Cocktail Kits

Highland-based single malt Scotch whisky producer Glenfarclas has collaborated with delivery platform The Drinks Drop to announce a pair of pre-mixed cocktails to celebrate Burns Night – the annual celebration of the Scottish poet – on January 25, 2022. The two Glenfarclas cocktail creations are: Coffee & Cacao Bobby Burns and Strawberry & Balsamic Rob […]

Highland-based single malt Scotch whisky producer Glenfarclas has collaborated with delivery platform The Drinks Drop to announce a pair of pre-mixed cocktails to celebrate Burns Night – the annual celebration of the Scottish poet – on January 25, 2022.

The two Glenfarclas cocktail creations are: Coffee & Cacao Bobby Burns and Strawberry & Balsamic Rob Roy – both of which are pre-mixed serves using Glenfarclas 105 whisky [60% alcohol by volume – 120 proof] and are delivered via The Drinks Drop pouches.

The Glenfarclas Coffee & Cacao Bobby Burns (28% alcohol by volume – 56 proof) is a cocktail contained in a 105ml pouch combining cacao-infused Glenfarclas 105 with Mr Black Coffee Liqueur, chocolate wine, Bénédictine liqueur and chocolate bitters.

The Glenfarclas Strawberry & Balsamic Rob Roy (27% alcohol by volume – 54 proof) is a cocktail in a 98ml pouch combining Glenfarclas 105, Cocchi Rosa, strawberry apéritif, balsamic vinegar and orange bitters.

Both cocktail pouches are recommended to be stored in the freezer for 30 minutes and then poured into a chilled glass before serving.

The Glenfarclas Burns Night cocktails are being made available for $25 for a box of two pouches and are available for delivery across the UK.