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Urbane Restorative

Name: Urbane Restorative
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 60 ml Scotch whisky; 30 ml Lemon juice; 15 ml Crème de cassis; 10 ml Sugar syrup 'rich' (2:1); 1 dash Aromatic bitters

Difford’s Guide

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Serves:

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Ingredients
2 fl oz	Blended Scotch whisky
1 fl oz	Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
¹⁄₂ fl oz	Crème de cassis liqueur
¹⁄₃ fl oz	Sugar syrup 'rich' (2 sugar to 1 water) 65.0°Brix
1 dash	Angostura Aromatic Bitters

How to make

Glass

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Prepare

Select and pre-chill a DOUBLE OLD-FASHIONED GLASS.
Prepare garnish of lemon slice wheel/wedge, or blackcurrants/blackberries when in season.

Method

SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
STRAIN into glass filled with crushed ice.

Garnish

Garnish with lemon wheel/wedge or blackcurrants/blackberries.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Urbane Restorative contains 212 calories

Alcohol content:

1.5 standard drinks
17.31% alc./vol. (34.61° proof)
21.4 grams of pure alcohol

History

A scotch whisky-based riff on Jeffrey Morgenthaler's Bourbon Renewal, created by Brett Luttrell, a fellow discerning drinker who, in April 2023, ran out of bourbon so decided to sub in Johnny Walker Black and found it "Still works!" "Thus, a new drink 'round my house was born: The Urbane Restorative – a homage to the late Christopher Hitchens, whose love of "Mr. Walker's Amber Restorative" was no secret."

Review

A Scotch Whisky Sour with rich blackcurrant.

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Angostura Aromatic Bitters 120ml - makes 384 cocktails
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Makes a minimum of 12.5 cocktails.
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Chris Dimal 1y

A wonderful drink with the fruit, malt and even a whisper of earthiness interacting with the berry fruit and slight vegetal tinge in the Cassis. I find this to be superior to the Bourbon Renewal in my opinion.

Derek J 2y

Works better with slightly more scotch, I think.

John Hinojos Premium Member 3y

Was a bit unsure about the ingredients, but the resulting cocktail is wonderful. The smoky of the Whisky with fruit flavours and the bitters all worked perfectly together. Did cut the sugar syrup in half and it was a bit sour, but perfect for us.

Andy Parnell-Hopkinson 3y

Sweet enough without extra sugar IMO. Next time I shall also up the bitters.

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