Sharkbait’s Cocktail of the Week: Bare Minimum

Happy Friday and boy do I need it. I’ve been running point on a client audit of my company all week. That entails being on calls (and camera) from 7:30am until 330ish. Then doing more evidence gathering after the day’s calls are done. Suffice to say I’m beat. What does that mean to you all here this Friday morning? You’re getting the absolute bare minimum out of me this week. I do apologize for not having more in the tank but c’est la vie. I wanted, nay needed absolute simplicity this week and I thought of maybe doing a ti’ punch again but event that sounded like too much work. I instead went for a classic fallback: Whiskey and Lemon. Though I normally go with a rye in this situation, the only whiskey I have on hand is from a small batch distillery in Wells Maine. It’s their Double Malt and it is quite excellent if I do say so myself. So I added some lemon and went for it:

Whiskey

1 Lemon wedge

Add a large ice cube to a rocks glass. Pour in as much whiskey as you want. Squeeze the lemon and drop in. Enjoy

It’s whiskey. It’s lemon. It’s a match made in heaven after four days of hours and hours of teams calls and presentations. I enjoy this combination since lemon adds a nice depth to the already strong whiskey flavors. It’s simple and as I mentioned earlier, a standard for when I want something strong, but I’m feeling particularly lazy or tired and don’t want to expend a lot of energy on a drink.

That’s about it. Again, I wish I had more for you but this week just took it out of me. I’ll make it up to you next week. I promise.

(Banner image courtesy Matthew Tetrault Photography)