Bit Of An Animal

Difford's Guide
Discerning Drinkers (7 ratings)

Serve in a

Collins glass

Photographed in a

Modern America Collins
Ingredients:
1 1/2 fl oz Torabhaig 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 Monin Pure Cane Syrup
3 drop Saline solution 4:1 (20g sea salt to 80g water)
3 grind Black pepper
2 dash Worcestershire sauce
8 drop Hot pepper sauce (red vinegar-based e.g. Tabasco)
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Read about cocktail measures and measuring.

Garnish:

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

How to make:

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.

Allergens:


Recipe contains the following allergens:

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Strength & taste guide:


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'.

History:

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

Alcohol content:

  • 1.2 standard drinks
  • 11.77% alc./vol. (23.54° proof)
  • 16.6 grams of pure alcohol
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Bacardi's birthday

The founder of Bacardi was a Catalan wine merchant called Facundo Bacardi Massó, who left Spain for Cuba in 1830.

Valentine's Day image

Valentine's Day

You can't have failed to notice that 14 February is St. Valentine's Day, a time of year when a sum equivalent to the GDP of a small country is spent on

Fernand Petiot's birthday image

Fernand Petiot's birthday

On this day in 1900, Fernand Pete Petiot was born in Paris, to parents who owned a guesthouse - he would come to fame, correctly or otherwise, as the inventor

Margarita Day image

Margarita Day

There are days for most things in the US, but Margarita Day is a subject very close to our hearts. Because, no matter who invented this classic cocktail,

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