How to Celebrate Burns Night in Style with Sam Simmons, Atom Brands Whisky

On the 25th of January every year, Scots and Scotland lovers toast poet extraordinaire Robert Burns “Of Mice and Men” and “My Love is Like a Red Red Rose” fame. I usually skip the haggis and neaps and tatties and go straight to that golden liquid that Robbie called O thou, my Muse! guid auld Scotch drink! and who better to celebrate with than the man formally known as Dr. Whisky. I’m Susan Schwartz, your drinking companion, and this is Lush Life Podcast, every week we are inspired to live life one cocktail at a time by the best in the industry. Sam Simmons, now Head of Whisky for Atom Brands, learned to love the dark spirit as a PHD student at University of Edinburgh. Quickly he succumbed to its charm, creating not only one of the first whisky-led blogs, Drwhisky.com, but also the Whisky Band (more on that later in the show).Perfect timing meant we could all enjoy his story on the cusp of Burns night with a perfect dram of Aerolite Lyndsay.Our cocktail of the week is the Aerolite Hot Toddy.Ingredients:40ml Aerolite Lyndsay20ml Lemon Juice10ml Honey Water (1:1)Cloves, cinnamon, nutmegMethod:Add whisky, honey water, lemon juice to a toddy glass. Add a pinch of nutmeg and stir in. Top with hot water. Garnish with a clove studded lemon slice and a stick of cinnamon. You can find this recipe, more whisky recipes and all the cocktails of the week at ALushLifeManual.com, where you’ll also find all the ingredients in our shop. Full Episode Details: http://bit.ly/35PM8hRAlways remember the wise words of Oscar Wilde, “All things in moderation, including moderation,” and always drink responsibly!-----If you live for Lush Life would you consider supporting us by buying us a coffee…Just go to buymeacoffee.com/lushlife and you can donate once or monthly to make sure we are still here every Tuesday.Life Merchandise is here – we’re talking t-shirts, mugs, iPhone covers, duvet covers, iPad covers and more covers for everything, and more!Theme music for Lush Life is by Steven Shapiro and used with permission.Lush Life is always and will be forever produced by Evo Terra and Simpler Media Productions.Until next time, BOTTOMS UP 🍸