Mist & Mysterious

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Serve in a Collins glass

Ingredients:
1 oz Torabhaig Peated Single Malt Whisky
5⁄6 oz Elderflower liqueur
1⁄2 oz Blended Scotch whisky
1⁄2 oz Gentian liqueur (e.g. Suze, Salers etc)
1⁄2 oz Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
1 1⁄2 oz Thomas Henry Soda Water
× 1 1 serving
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Garnish: Lemon slice wheel (dehydrated)

How to make:

SHAKE first 5 ingredients with ice and strain into ice-filled glass. TOP with soda.

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 7/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 7/10
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Review:

Floral peaty whisky with bittersweet gentian and refreshing lemon juice, invigorated with a splash of soda.

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History:

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

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Nutrition:

One serving of Mist & Mysterious contains 189 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.5 standard drinks
  • 14.1% alc./vol. (14.1° proof)
  • 20.4 grams of pure alcohol

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Robert Holen’s Avatar Robert Holen
8th January at 17:58
A very mature drink, complex and bitter. The first few sips gives the impression it should be sweetened a little, but that would ruin the cocktail. This is one of those rare cocktails that needs your palate to get accustomed to it and gets better the more you drink of it.
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