Bit Of An Animal

Name: Bit Of An Animal
Total time: 5 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Peated malt whisky; 67.5 ml Tomato juice; 10 ml Amontillado sherry; 10 ml Lemon juice; 7.5 ml Sugar syrup 'rich' (2:1); 3 drop Saline solution 4:1; 3 grind Black pepper; 2 dash Worcestershire sauce; 8 drop Red hot pepper sauce

Difford’s Guide

Discerning Drinkers (11)

Measurements in:

Serves:

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Ingredients
1 ¹⁄₂ fl oz	Peated single malt whisky
2 ¹⁄₄ fl oz	Tomato juice
¹⁄₃ fl oz	Lustau Amontillado Los Arcos Sherry
¹⁄₃ fl oz	Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
¹⁄₄ fl oz	Sugar syrup 'rich' (2 sugar to 1 water) 65.0°Brix
3 drop	Saline solution (20g sea salt to 80g water) or pinch of salt
3 grind	Black pepper
2 dash	Worcestershire sauce
8 drop	Hot pepper sauce (red, vinegar-based e.g. Tabasco)

Garnish: Lemon juice moistened sea salt-coated rim. Garnish with Pepperoni/beer stick, lemon wedge & skewered Fragata Green Olive

How to make

Glassware

Serve in a Collins glass

Method:

ROLL (rotate rather than shake shaker) and strain into ice-filled glass. Use ice fresh from freezer (rather than ice-machine/ice-well) to fill glass so avoid unwanted dilution.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Alcohol content:

1.2 standard drinks
11.06% alc./vol. (22.12° proof)
16.7 grams of pure alcohol

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Amontillado sherry — Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites
Worcestershire sauce — Fish
Worcestershire sauce — Cereals containing gluten

History

Created in March 2023 by yours truly at The Clocktower, Rye, England.

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Review

Vodka is both traditional and works brilliantly as a base to a Bloody Mary but is far too tame for a 'Bit Of An Animal'.

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