The 123rd U.S. Open tees it up this week at Los Angeles Nation Membership. Whether or not you’re an avid golf fan or don’t know a birdie from a bogey, everybody can profit from an excellent, summery cocktail.
That includes an easygoing mixture of scotch whisky, lemonade, and membership soda, the Dewar’s Lemon Wedge is the official cocktail of the U.S. Open. It’s a contemporary twist on the traditional highball, and its title serves as a double entendre—wedge referencing each the garnish and the golf membership.
If you happen to’re wandering across the course this weekend, the Dewar’s Lemon Wedge will probably be out there in any respect F&B stands. If you happen to’re watching at dwelling, you can also make the drink your self—it’s straightforward. Or you possibly can rating this cocktail equipment from Cocktail Courier via the month of June. It consists of all of the elements and garnishes essential to make the drink, plus a few golf-themed glasses, tee garnish picks, and ball markers.
Dewar’s affiliation with the U.S. Open additionally extends to Dewar’s 19-Yr-Previous The Champions Version, an expression impressed by the terroir of the Los Angeles Nation Membership. It’s aged in native pink wine casks from the close by Napa Valley, and has notes of pink berries, black cherries, and a touch of nutmeg. This 12 months’s version was created by 4-Time Grasp Blender of the Yr Stephanie Macleod in partnership with the USGA.
Whereas Dewar’s 12-Yr is an efficient alternative for the Lemon Wedge cocktail, you’ll wish to drink the 19-Yr neat or over a big ice dice.