Name: Storm King
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 60 ml Scotch whisky; 15 ml Walnut liqueur; 7.5 ml Bénédictine D.O.M.; 3 dash Aromatic bitters

Storm King
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Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
2 oz	Blended Scotch whisky
¹⁄₂ oz	Nux Alpina Walnut Liqueur
¹⁄₄ oz	Bénédictine D.O.M. liqueur
3 dash	Angostura Aromatic Bitters

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
Prepare garnish of skewered Luxardo Maraschino Cherry.
STIR all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
Garnish with skewered cherry.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Walnut (Nocino) liqueur - Nuts

Strength & taste guide:

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Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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History:

Adapted from a recipe created by Damon Boelte at his Grand Army bar and restaurant in Brooklyn, New York City, USA.

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Nutrition:

One serving of Storm King contains 194 calories

Alcohol content:

1.8 standard drinks
30.41% alc./vol. (30.41° proof)
25.4 grams of pure alcohol

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John CARR

16th May at 15:02

Not quite the classic brilliance of a Bobby Burns, but very pleasant nonetheless. A good combination of ingredients. As Simon S suggests, judicious selection of ingredients could really make this.

Simon Sedgley

28th April at 12:41

The choice of nocino looks crucial here to us. We went with Noix de la Saint Jean. Being wine-based, it adds little sweetness to what, otherwise (we imagine), might become a bit cloying.

John CARR

16th May at 14:42

Do you have a preferred scotch here? I imagine may also influence the outcome. I’m a a fan of Bobby Burns and the Benedictine makes it look faintly reminiscent.

James Casswell

28th November 2024 at 21:18

Not a top tier drink for me but definitely a suitable way to use the bottle of single malt that you got given for Christmas that isn’t quite nice enough to enjoy on its own.

Matt

8th November 2024 at 04:42

Smoky and nutty - very creative. I used Dimple Pinch 15 yo blended, and I got a nice, measured amount of smoke balanced with the nuttiness of the Nux. Benedictine spices add a lot of depth to flavor after the initial taste (and I expect so does the Ango). That said, it began to remind me of smoked gouda cheese - which I like! - but once I had the mental image of drinking extract of smoke gouda I had a hard time with the cocktail. Sorry.

Jeremy Harrold

11th November 2023 at 18:08

Deep intense flavours: bitter, medicinal, robust, sweet. Almost like Franca Branca. I would be careful who I recommend this cocktail too.

Evan Miller

15th July 2023 at 17:11

Agree with others about the other ingredients getting lost, except for the Angostura. Holy moley, 3 dashes is way to much. It’s just bitter, and not pleasantly so. (Not that I generally find bitter to be a pleasant taste) Between the peat and the Angostura that’s all you can taste. Definitely needs some tweaking.

Frederic D.

1st January 2023 at 22:39

I don't know if the type of Scotch I used was at fault (kind of doubt it, it was Highland Park Magnus, which is fairly mild), but I felt the other ingredients were a bit lost. May try again either with a milder Scotch (Glenmorangie?) or a slight increase in both Benedictine and walnut liqueur.

John Hinojos

6th November 2022 at 04:09

Perfect evening cocktail. Very, very well balanced with a burst of flavours. None of the ingredients are lost, but none overpower. On my favourites.

Calvin Grant

27th November 2021 at 03:38

Rich and flavorful, well balanced by three dashes Angostura. Great sipper. I used Sidetrack distillery's Walnut Liqueur and Glen Grant 12yr Single Malt.

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