Pot of Gold

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Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
1 1⁄2 oz Irish whiskey
1⁄3 oz Ginger liqueur
1⁄4 oz Torabhaig Peated Single Malt Whisky
1⁄2 oz Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
1⁄2 oz Honey syrup (3 parts honey to 1 water by weight)
1⁄2 oz Egg white (pasteurised) or 3 dashes Fee Brothers Fee Foam cocktail foamer or Aquafaba or Vegan egg white alternative
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
  2. Prepare garnish of dust with edible gold flakes across cocktail's surface.
  3. SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
  4. STRAIN back into shaker.
  5. DRY SHAKE (without ice) to emulsify.
  6. FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

  • Egg white (pasteurised) - Eggs

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 7/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 7/10
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Review:

Smooth Irish and peat-smoked Scotch whiskies enlivened with ginger spice and freshened by zesty lemon.

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Nutrition:

One serving of Pot of Gold contains 196 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.2 standard drinks
  • 16.17% alc./vol. (16.17° proof)
  • 17.4 grams of pure alcohol

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Calvin Grant’s Avatar Calvin Grant
17th March 2024 at 03:26
Me thinks me should'a fine strained... was just a bit thin. Excellent balance and good to the last drop!
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Yorey C’s Avatar Yorey C
30th December 2023 at 08:39
Kirkland Irish | Domaine Canton | Laphroiag Cask Strength | Super Lemon Juice ... agree with other commenters that this is a fine and well balanced cocktail, interesting how much everything shines through despite being low proportion. works with a cheap irish whiskey too
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Gillian Craib’s Avatar Gillian Craib
24th December 2023 at 19:11
Kicking off Christmas Eve with Pot of Gold. Great family favourite.
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John Hinojos’ Avatar John Hinojos
18th March 2023 at 04:14
Had as our evening cocktail on St. Patrick's Day. All the ingredients work perfectly. The peaty of the Scotch add a wonderful hint of smoke without being overpowering. Great cocktail.
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Steve Erwood-Heijselaar’s Avatar Steve Erwood-Heijselaar
17th March 2023 at 17:04
I'm not a great fan of green crème de menthe, so it's always a great joy to find a recipe that doesn't rely on it. And what a cocktail this is! A perfect blend of flesh flavours, a hint of smokiness, an all-round great way to kick off the weekend!
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John Champion’s Avatar John Champion
7th March 2023 at 21:55
A very acceptable substitute for the overabundance of green drinks on St. Paddy's day. A delicious Irish sour made infinitely more interesting with the addition of peaty Islay and ginger liqueur.
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19th December 2021 at 01:30
very nice cocktail. It is a pot of gold cocktail. flavours all blend to gather nicely with a nice lite smokey flavour
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Don Durgle’s Avatar Don Durgle
16th December 2021 at 01:11
I omitted the gold flakes but otherwise reproduced the ingredients faithfully. Refreshing and well-balanced, a nice riff on the penicillin.
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