S & M

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Photographed in an UB Koto Old Fashioned 30cl

Ingredients:
1 1⁄3 oz Torabhaig Peated Single Malt Whisky
1 1⁄3 oz Amaro Montenegro
× 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.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 8/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 6/10
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Review:

Spirituous, smoky and sweet. Will be torturous to some palates and pleasing to others.

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History:

A riff on the popular M & M suggested by fellow Discerning Drinker Asher Günther and named by Hans de Blooy via comments on our M & M page.

Alcohol content:

  • 1.5 standard drinks
  • 27.13% alc./vol. (27.13° proof)
  • 21.7 grams of pure alcohol

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Caspian Berggren’s Avatar Caspian Berggren
10th November 2024 at 18:28
It's scotch and amaro. Delicious but not too dissimilar from a bitter Rusty Nail.
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Richard Wilson’s Avatar Richard Wilson
9th November 2024 at 19:39
Made it with Laphroaig and it is a great snifter! Has incredible nose.
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Peter McCarthy’s Avatar Peter McCarthy
23rd December 2024 at 04:28
Agreed. Laphroaig 10 worked really well for this. Well balanced. Incredibly simple recipe with a wonderfully complex result.
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