Balmoral
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Balmoral
Serve in a Coupe glass
| 2 oz | Blended Scotch whisky |
| 1⁄2 oz | Strucchi Rosso Vermouth |
| 1⁄2 oz | Strucchi Dry Vermouth |
| 2 dash | Angostura Aromatic Bitters |
| 4 drop | Saline solution 4:1 (20g sea salt to 80g water) |
How to make:
- Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
- Prepare garnish of skewered Fragata Green Olive.
- STIR all ingredients with ice.
- STRAIN into chilled glass.
- Garnish with skewered olive.
Allergens:
Recipe contains the following allergens:
- Rosso/rouge/sweet vermouth (di Torino), Dry vermouth - Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites
Strength & taste guide:
No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Review:
A Scotch whisky-based Perfect Martini.
Variant:
History:
Named after Balmoral Castle in Aberdeenshire, the Scottish country residence of the British Royal family since Prince Albert, the husband of Queen Victoria, bought the original castle and estate in 1852. The present larger castle was completed in 1855. Numerous online sources reference the Balmoral cocktail as a 'classic', but so far, I've been unable to find it in any vintage cocktail book.
Nutrition:
One serving of Balmoral contains 174 calories
Alcohol content:
- 1.7 standard drinks
- 25.5% alc./vol. (25.5° proof)
- 23.1 grams of pure alcohol
- More Aperitivo/aperitif cocktails
- More Savoury (e.g. Bloody Mary) cocktails
- More Spirit-forward cocktails
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Nonetheless, it’s a keeper for me. Easy to make as it doesn’t contain any exotic ingredients that would cause me to scurry to Total Wine in search of some esoteric liqueur made by secretive Monks only during a full moon. 😊
Jerez oloroso 2 onz
Drambuie 1 onz
Angostura
Yo lo puse en la carta del 1862 dry bar
Para mí un cóctel muy bueno