Transcript: Playboy Bourbon Cooler

Cocktails on the Fly
Episode: “Playboy Bourbon Cooler”

Alberta Straub: Hi, welcome to cocktails on the fly, I am your flighty hostess Alberta Straub. And I am going to tell you about how to make this drink. Its really super good, it’s going to make a whiskey lover out of you. This is a bourbon drink; it’s called the playboy bourbon cooler. I got the recipe from a 68 Playboy magazine in this really cool article on how to drink all day. It’s a 2:00 cocktail. Playboy recommends a different for every cocktail and 60 minute. By 2:00 Playboy figures you are ready fort the darker liquors. Such as the bourbon we have here. And I am going to give you my little variation on it with fresh pomegranate in it, called the pompous Playboy.
So this drink is so tangy, it’s refreshing its tall, it’s definitely a good 2:00 drink. So what we are going to do is first we are going to put in some fresh lime. Make a face while you’re squeezing if you don’t find the lime juice coming out promptly faces help. Ok cool and they hopefully should have about an ounce of fresh lime juice. Try to make a lot of noise because that’s helpful when you’re talking to people. It obscures you its good, they can’t even tell what you’re talking about, won’t get into trouble that way.
Add an ounce of simple syrup, there we go, yum, yum, yum. And then about a ounce and a half or two ounces if your really a playboy, of your bourbon. I like Makers Mark but there are a number of other fine bourbons out there. And then you throw in some fresh pomegranate to your pompous playboy and some orange, fresh orange, yummy. I have blood oranges today but it can be any type of oranges.
And then you just do some muddling. Muddle, muddle, muddle. And then I am going to throw in a couple of slices of fresh ginger into my mix here. I will go ahead and find it first, oh there it is yay, there’s ginger. Little muddle. So get it all muddled up, get some nice flavor in there. Muddling just releases the flavor. Don’t pulverize, just muddle and get some flavor out. But you don’t want to; you know pureeing something in a blender ruins the cocktail. Muddling just release the flavors, you have the nice peel in there to add a little bitterness a little dynamic.
And then you add, about an ounce and half. Try not to spill it on yourself as I did there, or maybe you didn’t see that I don’t know. Now an ounce and a half of cranberry juice, or Jamaica, or even pomegranate juice is tasty. They all add little bit of a tang to your beverage. About to overflow here, oh, try, try to make it to the glass, make it to the glass. Ok great!
And then, surprisingly enough cucumber, I know that sounds weird, cucumber bourbon. But I am telling you it’s going to taste great. And see what you need is the peel, a nice big peel. Make sure you use organic cucumbers so it doesn’t have chemicals on it, and wash it carefully so you get the wax off. And then add some ice. And then stir it a little bit. It’s looking good it’s looking good. It must be 2:00 almost isn’t it? It’s got to be, so add some more ice. And then a nice little orange slice again, another orange slice.
And stir one more time, especially the pompous playboy you want to get this… See its kind of muddling there, if you have bar spoon with a round tip you can kind of use as a muddler. Do a little muddling, mini muddle. Ok, and then you want to top off the beverage with the ice. You want this to be nice and cold. Just like playboys can be when they are breaking your heart, right?
But that’s ok, you don’t care about that because you have got your Playboy bourbon cooler, that’s right there going to want some of that but they cant have it now can they ladies? Top it off with some ginger ale. I like ginger beer. It gives a nice, refreshing tang in the afternoon. When you’re drinking your beverage, then some angostura bitters, a little splash on the top. And then a straw or two so you can suck it down, quickly, and easily, and enjoy. There we go.
And then my final touch that I like to do is, kind of position a little orange garnish like this. Sort of a, if you have a lot of imagination or maybe had some cocktails already, close your eyes squint a little bit, you can kind of see the little playboy emblem right there. Look at that little ear. There’s the little playboy bunny head. I know you probably can’t see it, only reason I can se it because I had a cocktail or two earlier.
But look at that there you go, playboy bourbon cooler, one for you and the pompous playboy for me Cheers!
In flighty announcements: The Playboy bourbon cooler
1. Juice half a lime
2. Match with simple syrup
3. Add 1.5oz of bourbon
4. Add orange slices
5. Muddle!
6. Add 2 slices of ginger
7. Add 1.5oz of Jamaica
8. Add a cucumber peel garnish
9. Add cracked ice and stir
10. Add ginger beer & a splash of bitters
Garnish with an orange slice and you are ready to schmooze baby. For a twist, add pomegranate for the pompous playboy cooler. Yum, Yum!