Cat on the Rail
The cocktail and Cat on the Porch Rail - original watercolor by the Cocktail Artist This cocktail has been a tricky one for us. It involved a great deal of trial and error, and we had a couple of spectacular (pour-it-down-the-drain) failures. Finally, we think we nailed it, but let's back up and give you the full story. A few months ago, some friends gave us a bottle of Catdaddy Spiced Moonshine . We tasted this corn-based "unique Carolina concoction" and decided that it had a flavor that would work best in a autumn cocktail. So, we stuck the bottle in the liquor cabinet and pulled it out after Labor Day. Catdaddy is slightly spicey and has strong vanilla notes. It's pretty sweet, so we began our experiments using citrus juice to balance the sweetness. That's where things went very wrong. Lemon and lime juice didn't mix well with Catdaddy. So we decided to try a version of the Cocktail Artist's favorite cocktail, the Manhattan, and used the Catd...