One of my favorite cocktails is the Bobby Burns. There are a few bars around the country where the bartender reaches for the scotch and the shaker as soon as I walk in. Because it seems that nobody but me drinks this cocktail any more. So when a barman tells me he has "improved" the BB I couldn't be criticized for raising the skeptical eyebrow.
Unless the barman is Chris Hannah. And the bar is the legendary French 75 in New Orleans. Another of the greatest bars anywhere. I am proud to know a lot of great bartenders. But only two titans of mixology. Mr. Hannah is one of them, a gentleman and a true student of his craft. When he told me of his new BB version I ordered it immediately and with complete trust. I have no idea what he put into this cocktail to tweak it but it is magnificent. A triumph. Accompanied by a crackly white paper cone full of perfect gougieres the bar makes perfectly, my stop at the French 75 afforded a perfect quiet interlude on a blustery winter evening.
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