Long Look Back

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Discerning Drinkers (13 ratings)

Serve in an Old-fashioned glass

Ingredients:
1 12 oz Straight rye whiskey (100 proof /50% alc./vol.)
34 oz Japanese blended whisky
34 oz Amaro (e.g. Braulio)
13 oz Demerara/Muscovado/brown sugar syrup (2 sugar to 1 water)
3 dash Angostura Aromatic Bitters
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill an Old-fashioned glass.
  2. Prepare garnish of orange zest twist.
  3. STIR all ingredients with ice.
  4. STRAIN into ice-filled glass (preferably over a large cube or chunk of block ice).
  5. EXPRESS orange zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 9/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 6/10

Review:

When first served, this is a challenging cocktail but time, and with it dilution, has a mellowing effect, producing a heavy but tasty digestivo or late-night sipper.

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History:

Adapted from a recipe created in 2018 by Kacie Lambert at Stay Gold (closed in 2019) in New York City, USA.

Nutrition:

One serving of Long Look Back contains 225 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 2.1 standard drinks
  • 29.15% alc./vol. (29.15° proof)
  • 29.4 grams of pure alcohol

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Marie-Therese Straus’ Avatar Marie-Therese Straus
6th February at 03:10
This is nice. I used Rittenhouse Rye and Meikakuna Japanese blended whisky. I did cut back a bit on the syrup as I made my own Muscovado syrup and it was quite rich (2:1). I might try it again with a higher quality Japanese whisk-something with a little more character. A lovely template, though.
kang hyun’s Avatar kang hyun
19th October 2024 at 12:37
Do I have to use Japanese blended whiskey? I'm curious because I'm not sure what flavor I'm expecting from Japanese blended whiskey.
Simon Difford’s Avatar Simon Difford
19th October 2024 at 13:07
No. Perhaps try with Irish whiskey.