Name: The Scott
Prep time: 3 min
Total time: 3 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Whisky - Scotch whisky (blended); 12.5 ml Drambuie liqueur; 20 ml Vermouth - Dry; 10 ml Chilled water (omit if using wet ice)

Serve in a

Coupe glass

Photographed in a

Retro Coupe

Garnish:

Lemon zest twist

How to make:

STIR all ingredients with ice and strain into chilled glass.

1 1/2 fl oz	Blended Scotch whisky
5/12 fl oz	Drambuie liqueur
2/3 fl oz	Dry vermouth
1/3 fl oz	Chilled water (omit if using wet ice)
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Review:

This golden drink is dry and sophisticated, yet honeyed and approachable.

History:

Adapted from a cocktail discovered in 2006 at The Clift Hotel in San Francisco, USA.

My original recipe for this cocktail was 60ml (2oz) Scotch whisky, 15ml (½oz) Drambuie, and 30ml (1oz) dry vermouth which seemed to be liked with 5 ratings at 5/5. However, it was boozy so in June 2020, I reduced the volume of each ingredient to the above with the liqueur ratio very slightly increased and a dash of water added to aid dilution. Or, omit the water and serve over ice.

Nutrition:

One serving of The Scott contains 157 calories.

Alcohol content:

1.6 standard drinks
25.18% alc./vol. (50.36° proof)
22 grams of pure alcohol

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