Cameron's Kick

Difford's Guide
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Serve in a

Coupe glass

Garnish:

Lemon zest twist

How to make:

SHAKE all ingredients with ice and fine strain into chilled glass.

1 fl oz Blended Scotch whisky
1 fl oz The Busker Blended Irish Whiskey
1/2 fl oz Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
1/3 fl oz Orgeat (almond) sugar syrup
1/2 fl oz Chilled water
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Review:

Faintly peaty honeyed whisky with a cleansing hint of lemon, rounded by almond.

Variant:

Strained into a Collins glass filled with crushed ice and swizzled.

History:

The Cameron's Kick first appears in Harry MacElhone's 1922 ABC of Mixing Cocktails and is repeated in Harry Craddock's 1930 The Savoy Cocktail Book.

CAMERON'S KICK COCKTAIL.
1/3 Scotch Whisky.
1/3 Irish Whisky.
1/6 Lemon Juice.
1/6 Orgeat Syrup.
Shake well and strain into cocktail glass.

Harry Craddock, 1930

Nutrition:

One serving of Cameron's Kick contains 168 calories.

Alcohol content:

  • 1.4 standard drinks
  • 19.35% alc./vol. (38.7° proof)
  • 19.4 grams of pure alcohol
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