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Smoke and Mirrors No.1

Name: Smoke and Mirrors No.1
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 22.5 ml Peated malt whisky; 22.5 ml Scotch whisky; 15 ml Bénédictine D.O.M.; 15 ml Red quinquina e.g. Dubonnet, Byrrh; 3 dash Aromatic bitters

Difford’s Guide

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Ingredients
³⁄₄ fl oz	Peated single malt whisky
³⁄₄ fl oz	Blended Scotch whisky
¹⁄₂ fl oz	Bénédictine D.O.M. liqueur
¹⁄₂ fl oz	Dubonnet, Byrrh etc. rouge light quinquina
3 dash	Angostura Aromatic Bitters

How to make

Glassware

Serve in a Coupe glass

Prepare

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

Method

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

Garnish

EXPRESS orange 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 Smoke and Mirrors No.1 contains 161 calories

Alcohol content:

1.5 standard drinks
28.32% alc./vol. (56.64° proof)
21.6 grams of pure alcohol

History

Adapted from a recipe created in 2011 by Erik Lorincz at the Savoy's The American Bar in London, England where it was made with 45ml (1½) Speyside single malt Scotch whisky (and no peated whisky) and 'smoked' in a decanter in front of the customer and served at the table.

More cocktails by Erik Lorincz

Review

This spirit-forward cocktail has subtle smoky peatiness with herbal complexity provided by Bénédictine and Byrrh.

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Comments & Discussion

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Ruth Harvey 10w

Many layers of taste. I used Ardbeg - which was ultimately the dominant layer. "Mo nàire!" - said no one ever!

Ian Fenton 3y

Instead of going through the rigmarole of smoking a cocktail for home consumption, and in my typical fashion of making a screwdriver but substituing the orange juice for tomato and the vodka for gin, I substituted the Speyside with an ounce each of Ardbeg 10 and Chivas Regal Extra (my go to blended mixer). It's very promising but I think cutting the Ardbeg down to a half oz or less would probably qualify it as "subtle" smoke - nothing subtle about it right now! Further research to come.

Simon Difford Verified User Premium Member 3y

Thanks, Ian. Having tried it with peated whisky I've adopted your method.