Smoky Whisky Sour

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Discerning Drinkers (74 ratings)

Serve in an

Old-fashioned glass
Ingredients:
1 fl oz Torabhaig Peated Single Malt Whisky
1 fl oz Blended Scotch whisky
1 fl oz Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
3/4 fl oz Maple syrup
1 dash Angostura Aromatic Bitters
1/2 fl oz Egg white (pasteurised) or Aquafaba (chickpea water) or 3 dashes Fee Brothers Fee Foam cocktail foamer
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Garnish:

Lemon zest twist & Angostura bitters drawn across foam

How to make:

SHAKE all ingredients with ice and strain back into shaker. DRY SHAKE (without ice) and strain into ice-filled glass.

Allergens:


Recipe contains the following allergens:

  • Egg white (pasteurised) – Eggs
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Review:

Islay single malt and maple syrup add a distinctive smoky character to this otherwise classic Scotch Whisky Sour.

History:

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

Nutrition:

One serving of Smoky Whisky Sour contains 231 calories.

Alcohol content:

  • 1.4 standard drinks
  • 14.92% alc./vol. (29.84° proof)
  • 19.1 grams of pure alcohol
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New Year's Day

If Auld Lang Syne left your throat dry? And dancing left your feet sore? And drinking left your head fuzzy? Then resist the temptation to curl up in bed

Hot Toddy Day image

Hot Toddy Day

In the days before ice was easily available - and in most parts of the world, you needed to be pretty much royalty to own an ice house and keep it stocked

The day Prohibition started image

The day Prohibition started

One minute after midnight on this day in 1920, the Volstead Act became law and Prohibition descended on the United States, making it illegal to possess,

Beer Can Appreciation Day image

Beer Can Appreciation Day

Here at Difford's Guide we're huge fans of beer cans – indeed we prefer cans to bottles. So we're happy to support this marketing gimmick of a day from

Burns Night image

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The evening of January 25th is when Scots everywhere hold Burns Suppers in honour of the birth of Scotland's favourite poet and son, Robert Burns. Born

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