When it comes to silver screen legends, there's hardly a more renowned man than Humphrey Bogart. The three-time Oscar nominee best known for his roles in movies like "Casablanca" was a force of nature both, in film and in his personal life. One well-recognized aspect of his public persona during his lifetime was his propensity for booze (and the positives and negatives that came with that), specifically for Scotch whisky.
He didn't drink it neat, considering the trends of his day, but instead mixed it with a bit of soda water. Bogart even had a pet name for his soda water and whiskey concoction: the "loudmouth." The reason? Because he recognized it made him, and others, quicker to speak the more you drank, per The Independent UK .
It certainly sounds better than the banal "Scotch and soda," as most would call for at a bar. But one should expect nothing less from a man who once said the following: "The problem with the world is that it's always one drink behind." So let's play some catch up with Mr.
Bogart, using his drink of choice, starting with Scotch itself. How to make your own loudmouth (or Scotch and soda water) Because the intricate world of whiskey (or, if you're referring to it specifically, " Scotch whisky ") is one pretty easy to get lost in. That being said, here's a general rule of thumb on selecting one for the Humphrey Bogart-coined loudmouth: The better your Scotch, the less you should mess with it, all so you can enjoy its natural flavors.
Messing with it mea.
