Drink of the Week: Tall as a Tree and Twice as Shady

Photo: Anjali Pinto

Winter doldrums have you daydreaming of warmer climes? Get a taste of the tropics with today’s Drink of the Week—the Tall as a Tree and Twice as Shady cocktail from 2014 Imbibe 75er, Paul McGee. The guy behind Chicago’s Three Dots and a Dash, McGee has led the charge to revive the Windy City’s taste for tiki, and his original cocktails, like this fresh and fruity blended Scotch sipper, ride a wave of modernized tropical drinks.

Tall as a Tree and Twice as Shady

1 1/2 oz. blended Scotch whisky

1/2 oz. Batavia Arrack

3/4 oz. orgeat

3/4 oz. fresh lemon juice

1 oz. pineapple juice

Tools: blender

Glass: tiki mug

Garnish: fresh pineapple leaves (optional)

Combine all ingredients in a blender with 1 cup of crushed ice and blend for 5 seconds. Pour into a tiki mug and fill with more crushed ice. Garnish.

Paul McGee, Three Dots and a Dash, Chicago