Lunchbox

Recipe from Edna Scott

Adapted by Robert Simonson

Lunchbox
Nick Oxford for The New York Times
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Edna Scott, the owner of Edna’s Club & Restaurant in Oklahoma City, came up with the lunchbox by accident while trying to make another drink, probably a boilermaker, according to her daughter Tammy Lucas. For such a low-brow cocktail, the instructions are very specific. The beer must be Coors Light, not another light beer. And the glassware must be ice cold. As for the orange juice, no need to squeeze it fresh. Store-bought juice is fine. —Robert Simonson

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Ingredients

Yield:1 drink
  • 5ounces Coors Light
  • 1shot (about 1 ounce) amaretto
  • Orange juice
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Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Place a glass mug, with a shot glass set inside it, in the freezer until ice cold, about 15 minutes.

  2. Step 2

    Fill the frozen shot glass with amaretto, then fill the mug with the beer. Top the drink with a splash of orange juice, about ½ ounce.

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Alina

I absolutely love this drink! My husband is from just outside OKC, so we’ve gone to Edna’s quite a few times. I’ve never made it myself but would love to try. Only issue is having enough mugs since it is essential for them to be ice cold.

Jonathan

I hosted a beer cocktail party and this one was the crowd favorite.

Hania

How does one drink this, with a shotglass inside a mug of beer???

Alina

I absolutely love this drink! My husband is from just outside OKC, so we’ve gone to Edna’s quite a few times. I’ve never made it myself but would love to try. Only issue is having enough mugs since it is essential for them to be ice cold.

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Adapted from Edna Scott

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