The Other Miss Taylor
Mayme Taylor was a famous comedic musical actress in the late nineteenth century. The “Mamie Taylor” cocktail was named for her and was accompanied by a likely apocryphal story about its origins during an 1899 trip she took to Lake Ontario. Regardless, the bones of the drink – Scotch, lime and ginger beer – are great, so here’s our much-more-complex version.
INGREDIENTS
1½ oz. Scotch mix
¾ oz. lime juice
½ oz. Drambuie
½ oz. dry vermouth
½ oz. ginger-honey mixture
2 oz. soda, to top
Angostura bitters, for garnish
ABV LEVEL
Combine first five ingredients in a shaker and add plenty of ice. Shake vigorously for 15 seconds. Strain into a Collins glass, add fresh ice cubes, and top with soda. Dash Angostura bitters on top (about two dashes) and serve with a straw.