bourbon whiskey

The London Summer Olympics begin this Friday. The actual sporting events you care about don't start until the weekend, but all that your lady friends are interested in is watching the opening ceremonies, and that always means a dumbfoundng display of the host nation's idea of performance art that inevitably demands a stiff drink. (Going with the theme "Isles of Wonder," the Brits are reportedly even going to make it rain at this year's ceremony, and not in the good way.) Get yourself through the opening ceremony with Basil Hayden's newly minted Summer Gold, a cocktail built on some solid American bourbon with some English assistance from Pimm's and black tea. Basil Hayden's is one of the ...