Name: Smokey Boat
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 30 ml Peated malt whisky; 30 ml Calvados apple brandy; 45 ml Apple juice; 10 ml Vanilla sugar syrup; 2 dash Creole bitters

Smokey Boat
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Photographed in a Waterford Mixology Coupe Clear

Ingredients:
1 oz	Torabhaig Peated Single Malt Whisky
1 oz	Calvados / apple brandy / straight applejack
1 ¹⁄₂ oz	Apple juice/apple cider (cloudy & unsweetened)
¹⁄₃ oz	Monin Vanilla Syrup
2 dash	Peychaud's or other Creole-style bitters

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
Prepare garnish of dehydrated apple slice..
SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
Float (dehydrated) apple slice for garnish.

Review:

Andrea created this drink "for enjoying the flavour of smoky whisky with calvados adding to apple fruitiness." The amount of Peychaud's used makes or breaks this drink so beware of how generous your 'dash' is.

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History:

Adapted from a drink created in 2014 by Andrea Buttier, an Italian bartender from Bologna working at The Loft in Clapham Common, London. Andrea originally used Laphroaig 10-year-old for his malt with equal parts calvados, 2 shots apple juice, 2/3rd shot vanilla syrup and 1 dash Peychaud's Bitters.

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Nutrition:

One serving of Smokey Boat contains 196 calories

Alcohol content:

1.4 standard drinks
16.53% alc./vol. (16.53° proof)
19.1 grams of pure alcohol

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Robert Holen

24th November 2024 at 20:28

Even the missus loved this one and she hates peated whiskey with a passion ^^;

Peter McCarthy

16th November 2024 at 06:47

I made this with Lagavulin 16 and Avallen Calvados. I feel like the Lagavulin was a little overpowering? Might try adjusting it down and the Calvados up next time to try for a better balance. Still tasty, though. Also curious to try this with Laphroaig 10 like the original spec.

Steve Erwood-Heijselaar

21st May 2023 at 18:20

2 years later, maybe, but I want to second what Jeremy Harrold says. Don't be put off, give it a go! This was a pleasant surprise. I always make my own apple juice, so I'm sure flavours will vary depending on the apple varieties at hand, but I was also delighted by an unexpected "honey" element to this one; sweet, but definitely staying on the good side of sweet.

Jeremy Harrold

6th September 2021 at 17:26

A scary list of strong flavours which may put off the timid bit don’t be scared, it works wonderfully well. Apple with a mellowed peated smoke and that touch of aniseed and smooth vanilla. Give it a go!