#257 Cocktail: Scofflaw

   According to Michael B. Quinion, publisher of www.worldwidewords.org, the word "scofflaw" came after the sum of 200 dollars was offered,in 1923, with whoever came up with the best word to describe "a lawless drinker of illegality made or illegally obtain liquor".
   The prize money was donated by a rich Prohibitionist who wanted to "stab awake the conscience" of those who drank alcohol during Prohibition
    The following year was reported in the Chicago Tribune that "Jock", a bartender at Harry's New York Bar in Paris, had created the Scofflaw Cocktail.

2 ounces bourbon or rye whiskey

1 ounce dry vermouth

1/2 ounce fresh lemon juice

1/4 ounce Grenadine

Angostura orange bitters to taste