Denny & Eleni

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Serve in
a Coupe glass...
1½ shot Dewar's 12 Year Old Scotch whisky
1 shot Skinos Mastiha
⅛ shot Islay single malt Scotch whisky
1 shot Birch water
8 drop Bob's Bitters Liquorice Bitters
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How to make:

STIR all ingredients with ice and strain into chilled glass.

Garnish:

Mint leaf

Comment:

Named after Denny Kalivoka and Eleni Nikoloulia, our favourite Greek drinks writers, this whisky based cocktail has a healthy glug of mastiha with birch water. It finishes with liquorice and Islay whisky.

Origin:

Created in August 2015 by yours truly (Simon Difford) at the Cabinet Room, London, England.

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