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The Mackinnon

Name: The Mackinnon
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 60 ml Light gold rum 1-3yo; 30 ml Honey herbal liqueur; 15 ml Lemon juice

Difford’s Guide

Discerning Drinkers (22)

Measurements in:

Serves:

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Ingredients
2 fl oz	Light gold rum (1-3 year old molasses column)
1 fl oz	Honey herbal liqueur (e.g. Drambuie)
¹⁄₂ fl oz	Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)

How to make

Glassware

Serve in a Coupe glass

Prepare

Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist.

Method

SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

EXPRESS lemon zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of The Mackinnon contains 225 calories

Alcohol content:

2 standard drinks
25.21% alc./vol. (50.42° proof)
28.4 grams of pure alcohol

History

Named after the MacKinnon family, the owners of Drambuie liqueur, at least they were when this cocktail was created. The brand is now owned by William Grant.

Review

Honeyed rum with herbal and citrus nuances. Perhaps better served on-the-rocks.

Variations/similar cocktails

Serve long over ice with soda.

Don Q Gold Rum 750ml - makes 12.5 cocktails
$12.99 $1.04 per cocktail Don Q Gold Rum image

Drambuie liqueur 375ml - makes 12.5 cocktails
$24.99 $2.00 per cocktail Drambuie liqueur image

$3.04 per cocktail*

Makes a minimum of 12.5 cocktails.
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