Name: The Tartan
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Highland malt whisky; 22.5 ml Rosso/sweet vermouth; 7.5 ml Honey herbal liqueur; 7.5 ml Amaro (e.g. Ramazzotti); 1 dash Aromatic bitters

Ingredients

1 ¹⁄₂ fl oz

Highland single malt scotch whisky

³⁄₄ fl oz

Strucchi Rosso Vermouth

¹⁄₄ fl oz

Honey herbal liqueur (e.g. Drambuie)

¹⁄₄ fl oz

Amaro (e.g. Ramazzotti)

1 dash

Angostura Aromatic Bitters

How to make

Glass

Prepare

Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.

Prepare garnish of orange zest twist.

Method

STIR all ingredients with ice.

FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

EXPRESS orange zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of The Tartan contains 179 calories

Alcohol content:

1.7 standard drinks
29.09% alc./vol. (58.17° proof)
24.1 grams of pure alcohol

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Rosso/rouge/sweet vermouth (di Torino) — Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

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Comments & Discussion

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Matt Excell 2w

It's a Scotch Creole. Clever concept

John CARR Premium Member 46w

A Rob Roy taken in the direction of a Bobby Burns. Surprisingly drier and lighter than expected, in a good way. Very approachable and pleasant drinking. Would go very nicely with some Scottish shortbread.

John CARR Premium Member 27w

For the purposes of late night sipping it’s also possible to add a good splash eg. 7.5 ml Cherry Heering and 4-5 drops Bob chocolate bitters transforming this into a …. Chocolate tart 😉.

Jeremy Harrold 1y

I made an ‘Irish Tartan’ using Irish Mist Liqueur and Irish Whiskey. I upped the Whiskey (standard Jameson’s) to 60 ml to give it a bit more punch…

Frederic D. Premium Member 28w

Solid concept. I had the bad idea of trying it out with Drumshanbo Irish whiskey, which really didn't work out, but with the right base I'm sure it would have been quite good. Drumshanbo just has this weird off-note in the mid-palate that comes through just about anything. Shame, because their gin is really nice.

Jim G 1y

Made as per directions and I really like. May swap out rye for the scotch, understanding this becomes a very different cocktail. But my friends who like black Manhattans, but don’t like scotch, may dig.

Frederic D. Premium Member 2y

Great cocktail. Made with Glenmorangie 10 and Cocchi Storico. I found it well balanced, with all the flavors able to shine through. I would highly recommend sticking with a lighter profile Scotch here, as a more assertive style would dominate and mask the other ingredients.

Jeremy Harrold 2y

Very nice. Edges towards a tad sweet then swerved to a bitter finish. A multitude of complex flavours but approachable.

Deyan Kavrakov 3y

Formidable balance. An Impressive bouquet, which is in my neck of the woods (palate). I wouldn't discuss substitute ingredients, since it's excellent as is. Definitely on our fall menu with slightly salted & spiced pistachios.

Calvin Grant Premium Member 3y

Awesome cocktail. Was out of Ramazzotti so I used Meletti /Averna 50/50 and Monkey Shoulder Original with excellent results.

G. M. Genovese Premium Member 3y

I did something similar I suppose. Used Lucano instead of Ramazotti. Also used 2:1 Monkey Shoulder to Edradour 10. Vermut Lustau for the vermouth. Quite nice.