Name: Nessie cocktail
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Scotch whisky; 7.5 ml Peated malt whisky; 22.5 ml Rosso/sweet vermouth; 7.5 ml Walnut liqueur; 5 ml Pedro Ximénez sherry; 2 dash Barrel-aged bitters

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

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
Prepare garnish of orange zest twist curled to resemble Nessie.
STIR all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
EXPRESS orange zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Rosso/rouge/sweet vermouth (di Torino), Pedro Ximénez sherry - Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites
Walnut (Nocino) liqueur - Nuts

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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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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Simon Sedgley

26th June at 13:53

It's a lovely, serious cocktail. On a whim, because some monsters can be fun, we substituted 15ml Luxardo Aperitivo for the Rosso Vermouth and dialled the peated whisky down to 5ml. And we did it in a Nick and Nora glass in acknowledgement of Nessie's quiet elegance.

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.

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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