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

Ingredients

2 fl oz

Blended Scotch whisky

¹⁄₂ fl oz

Nux Alpina Walnut Liqueur

¹⁄₄ fl oz

Bénédictine D.O.M. liqueur

3 dash

Angostura Aromatic Bitters

How to make

Glassware

Prepare

Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.

Prepare garnish of skewered Luxardo Maraschino Cherry.

Method

STIR all ingredients with ice.

FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

Garnish with skewered cherry.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Storm King contains 194 calories

Alcohol content:

1.8 standard drinks
30.41% alc./vol. (60.81° proof)
25.4 grams of pure alcohol

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Walnut (Nocino) liqueur — Nuts

Comments & Discussion

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Werd Bmocsil 51w

The Benedictine seems to tame the Scotch nicely.

Werd Bmocsil 51w

Mine was JW Red, Benedictine, Faccia Brutto Nocino, & Angostura Aromatic bitters

John CARR Premium Member 1y

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 Premium Member 1y

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 Premium Member 1y

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 1y

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 Premium Member 1y

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 2y

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

Evan Miller 3y

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. Premium Member 3y

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 Premium Member 3y

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 Premium Member 4y

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