Rapscallion

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Serve in a Nick & Nora glass

Ingredients:
1⁄4 oz Pastis
1 1⁄2 oz Speyside single malt Scotch whisky
1⁄2 oz Torabhaig Peated Single Malt Whisky
1⁄2 oz Lustau San Emilio Pedro Ximénez Sherry
1⁄4 oz Chilled water omit if using wet ice
× 1 1 serving
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Garnish: Lemon zest twist expressed & discarded. Skewered Fragata Green Olive.

How to make:

POUR pastis into a chilled ice-fillled glass, TOP with chilled water and leave to stand. Separately, STIR other ingredients with ice. DISCARD contents of glass (pastis, water and ice) and STRAIN contents of stirring glass into pastis-coated glass.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 9/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 6/10
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Review:

Smoky island malts are tamed by the Christmas pudding flavours of pedro ximénez sherry with pastis, adding enlivening anise notes. To quote Ruby's menu, "An unabashedly smoky, Scottish version of the Manhattan. Talisker single malt whisky and stirred over pedro ximenez sweet sherry with a Ricard pastis rinse. A well-loved signature Ruby Cocktail."

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History:

Adapted from a drink created in 2007 by Adeline Shepard and Craig Harper at Ruby Bar in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Nutrition:

One serving of Rapscallion contains 190 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.7 standard drinks
  • 26.97% alc./vol. (26.97° proof)
  • 24.3 grams of pure alcohol

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Charles Laing’s Avatar Charles Laing
22nd February 2024 at 04:06
I love this. Made it with Laphroaig because that felt closest to Talisker in my cabinet. Worth a try even if you don’t love the individual components but enjoy a complex and balanced drink. Obviously it’s got more savoury notes than many cocktails but if you like sherry and/or dirty martinis, give it a shot!
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Jonathan Goldthorpe’s Avatar Jonathan Goldthorpe
18th November 2023 at 17:10
Delicious and so many dimensions of flavours compared to other cocktails. Smoky malt is a must though
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John Hinojos’ Avatar John Hinojos
29th December 2022 at 04:07
Was not sure about the combination of ingredients, but it works. It is a bit smoky and spicy at the same time. Wonderful evening cocktail.
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G. M. Genovese’s Avatar G. M. Genovese
15th September 2021 at 18:46
That... is unique! The smoke, brine, raisin, and delicate touch of anise. Not to mention the lemon accent. What a combo! That's definitely going into my stock rotation.
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