Name: Whisky Butter
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Scotch whisky; 30 ml Fino sherry; 7.5 ml Chartreuse Yellow; 22.5 ml Advocaat liqueur; 1.25 ml Peated malt whisky

Whisky Butter
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Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
1 ¹⁄₂ oz	Blended Scotch whisky
1 oz	Lustau Jarana Fino Sherry
¹⁄₄ oz	Yellow Chartreuse (or génépy liqueur)
³⁄₄ oz	Advocaat liqueur
¹⁄₂₄ oz	Torabhaig Peated Single Malt Whisky

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
Prepare garnish of mini Christmas pudding/cake.
SHAKE first 4 ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
FLOAT drizzle of peated whisky.
Garnish with skewered mini Christmas pudding/cake.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Fino sherry - Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites
Advocaat liqueur - Eggs

Hazardous Ingredients:

Recipe contains the following hazardous Ingredients:

Advocaat liqueur

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

Creamy and complex Christmassy cocktail. Fino sherry dries, Scotch whisky provides backbone and character while advocaat adds dairy-like creaminess. Chartreuse monastic liqueur adds faint religious significance – drink after all Christmas is meant to celebrate the birth of Christ.

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History:

Created in December 2014 by yours truly at the Cabinet Room, London, England.

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Nutrition:

One serving of Whisky Butter contains 213 calories

Alcohol content:

1.6 standard drinks
20.88% alc./vol. (20.88° proof)
22.2 grams of pure alcohol

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Angela Knox

23rd December 2023 at 01:04

I was sceptical about whiskey and Advocaat, but it does work. The whiskey does shine, despite the sherry and the Smokey whiskey adds a nice flourish in spite of its minuscule measure.

Andy Prior

22nd December 2023 at 22:05

This is great! Had to make my own advocaat here in the US. I would recommend double straining this to get all ice crystals out as you pour into the glass as the presentation is much nicer. Even a dusting of cinnamon to add a festive touch without a garnish. (Or both for people to ohh and ahh)