Captain Marlow

Captain Marlow

2 oz. Knappogue Castle 12-year-old Irish whiskey
1 oz. Warre's Otima 10-year-old tawny port
.25 oz. Grand Marnier
10 drops Urban Moonshine Maple Bitters
1 tsp. lemon juice

Stir all with ice. Strain into chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with an orange twist.

It's cause for celebration when David Mitchell releases a new novel. Since September brings us The Bone Clocks, we bring you the Captain Marlow.

The Irish whiskey is a nod to the background of Mitchell's main character, Holly Sykes. Port, though, adds a bit of posh because Hugo Lamb - the dark to Holly's light - might think just the whiskey would be slumming. He'd be wrong, of course, but Hugo's wrong about a lot of things.

Sláinte!