Nessie cocktail

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Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
1 1⁄2 oz Blended Scotch whisky
1⁄4 oz Torabhaig Peated Single Malt Whisky
3⁄4 oz Strucchi Rosso Vermouth
1⁄4 oz Nux Alpina Walnut Liqueur
1⁄6 oz Lustau San Emilio Pedro Ximénez Sherry
2 dash Whiskey barrel-aged bitters
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
  2. Prepare garnish of orange zest twist curled to resemble Nessie.
  3. STIR all ingredients with ice.
  4. FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 7/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 6/10
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Cocktail of the day:

22nd July 2025 is Anniversary of the Loch Ness Monster's fame

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History:

Created in January 2015 by yours truly in tribute to the Loch Ness Monster, a.k.a. Nessie, who reputedly inhabits Loch Ness in the Scottish Highlands.

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Nutrition:

One serving of Nessie cocktail contains 176 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.6 standard drinks
  • 25.38% alc./vol. (25.38° proof)
  • 22.4 grams of pure alcohol

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John Hinojos’ Avatar John Hinojos
22nd July 2022 at 23:52
Perfect mixture of ingredients. Although my mother was from Scotland, I am not a big fan of the smoky. Decided to try this as it was one of the cocktails of the day. What a delightful surprise to see the ingredients work together. There is still a hint of smoky, but it is not overpowering. Loved it.
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Dee Stump’s Avatar Dee Stump
17th May 2022 at 05:58
Islay enhances the blended scotch.
PX sherry enhances the sweet vermouth.
Nocello enhances the bitters.
A smooth, complex Rob Roy.
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