Pour Yourself a Scotch Lodge, a Cocktail Inspired By Twin Peaks
Jonathan Barkan
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One of my favorite channels on YouTube is Distinguished Spirits, which is devoted to showing people how to make delicious cocktails. However, what I adore about the channel is that the first third to half of the videos are devoted to the history of the drink and explaining a bit about it. So while I’m learning a recipe for a classy, delightful beverage, I’m also getting an interesting and informative lesson about a cocktail’s origins.
Just a couple of days ago, the channel uploaded a recipe for a cocktail known as the “Scotch Lodge.” Based off another drink called the “Black Lodge,” which comes from the iconic location in the “Twin Peaks” universe, this drink uses “…Scotch Whiskey, Cynar, Punt e Mes (Sweet Vermouth), Cherry Liqueur, Orange Bitters and an Orange twist.”
As the channel explains, “The drink was a riff on an earlier drink Klus created called the Black Lodge, which was named after the creepy, netherworld as experienced mostly through the eyes of Special Agent Dale Cooper in ‘Twin Peaks.’ The Black Lodge was a the same as the Scotch Lodge only the base spirit was overproof Rye Whiskey instead of smoky Scotch Whiskey.”
If you’re into having a tasty beverage at the end of a long day, one that you can sit back and sip at your leisure, then I recommend not only checking out this video but also giving this channel a chance!
The 18-part limited event series “Twin Peaks” will debut with a two-part premiere on Sunday, May 21st, at 9PM ET/PT. Immediately following the premiere, Showtime subscribers will have access to the third and fourth parts, exclusively across the network’s streaming service, SHOWTIME ANYTIME, and SHOWTIME ON DEMAND. In its second week, “Twin Peaks” will air the third and fourth parts back-to-back on the linear network, starting at 9 p.m. ET/PT, followed by one-hour parts in subsequent weeks.
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About “Twin Peaks”:
The critically-acclaimed television phenomenon “TWIN PEAKS” returns as a limited series to Showtime on May 21, 2017. “TWIN PEAKS” is written and produced by series creators and executive producers David Lynch and Mark Frost and is directed entirely by David Lynch.
While the full mystery awaits, fans can expect many familiar faces, including Golden Globe winner and Emmy Award nominee Kyle MacLachlan, who reprises his role as FBI Agent Dale Cooper, plus Lynch as FBI Regional Bureau Chief Gordon Cole.
Widely considered one of the most groundbreaking and influential broadcast series of all time, “TWIN PEAKS” followed the inhabitants of a quaint Northwestern town who were stunned after their homecoming queen, Laura Palmer, was shockingly murdered. The town’s sheriff welcomed the help of FBI agent Dale Cooper, who came to town to investigate the case. As Cooper conducted his search for Laura’s killer, the town’s secrets were gradually exposed. The mystery that ensued set off an eerie chain of events that plunged the inhabitants of Twin Peaks into a darker examination of their very existence. Twenty-five years later, the story continues…
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