Name: Scotch Point
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 60 ml Scotch whisky; 15 ml Vermouth amaro; 15 ml Ruby port; 1 dash Creole bitters

Scotch Point
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Serve in an Old-fashioned glass

Ingredients:
2 oz	Blended Scotch whisky
¹⁄₂ oz	Punt E Mes vermouth amaro
¹⁄₂ oz	Cockburn's Ruby Soho Port
1 dash	Peychaud's or other Creole-style bitters

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Garnish: Grapefruit zest twist

How to make:

STIR all ingredients with ice and strain into ice filled glass.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Vermouth amaro - robust & full (e.g. Punt E Mes), Ruby port - Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

Strength & taste guide:

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Review:

Scotch, vermouth, fortified wine, and bitters. If there is a Manhattan, then this is Aberdeen, Glasgow, and Edinburgh rolled into one.

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History:

Adapted from a recipe created in 2011 by Ian Cameron, London, England.

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Nutrition:

One serving of Scotch Point contains 178 calories

Alcohol content:

1.7 standard drinks
25.6% alc./vol. (25.6° proof)
23.1 grams of pure alcohol

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Matt

9th July 2024 at 23:34

Too much scotch - I think I will drop the scotch to 2 oz (or maybe 1 1/2), to bring in line with the classic ratios of a Rob Roy. May also add another dash of bitters.

Simon Difford

10th July 2024 at 17:20

Agreed. I've reduced and rebalanced.

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