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Cameron's Kick

Difford’s Guide
Discerning Drinkers (80)
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Measurements in:
Serves:
1
Ingredients
1 fl oz Blended Scotch whisky
1 fl oz Irish whiskey
1⁄3 fl oz Monin Almond (Orgeat) Syrup
1⁄2 fl oz Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
1⁄2 fl oz Egg white (pasteurised) or 3 dash Fee Brothers Fee Foam cocktail foamer (optional)
3 drop Saline solution (20g sea salt to 80g water) or pinch of salt

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How to make

Glassware

Serve in a Coupe glass

Prepare

  1. Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
  2. Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist.

Method

  1. SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
  2. FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

  1. EXPRESS lemon zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
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Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Cameron's Kick contains 176 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.4 standard drinks
  • 17.63% alc./vol. (35.27° proof)
  • 18.9 grams of pure alcohol

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

  • Orgeat (almond) sugar syrup (2:1) — Nuts
  • Egg white (pasteurised) — Eggs

Values stated for alcohol and calorie content, and number of drinks an ingredient makes should be considered approximate.

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


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Review

Faintly peaty honeyed whisky with a cleansing hint of lemon, rounded by almond. Classically, egg white is not used, but like many sours, the Cameron's Kick is better with egg white.

Variations/similar cocktails

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

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Comments & Discussion

Robert Arnold
Forget the egg whites. Just fine in the classic style of 2 oz total of the two split whiskies and 3/4 each Orgeat and Lemon Juice.
score: 2
Peter M Premium Member
As others have mentioned, this is a nice drink, but kind of unremarkable? Everything just kind of blends together. It's smooth and tasty, but I feel like there are more interesting drinks one could make with similar ingredients?
score: 2
Fredie Martineau
Tried as per recipe. Looks really good with the foam!
Nothing special taste wise. I would recommend the Roman Twist cocktail instead.
score: 1
Andre Derailleur Premium Member
Now I have tried just with scotch, no Irish, and I do like it better. A more interesting drink and the peatiness and almond meld well.
score: 1
Andre Derailleur Premium Member
Made it Boston sour style with egg white. Nice and rounded with the orgeat. Like others I am not sure what mixing scotch and Irish brings, but a pleasant drink.
score: 1
Avery Garnett
HOF 5/291. Wanted to step it up a bit and used Redbreast 12 and 3-1 Singleton 12 + Laphroaig Select. It's quite good, but it's nothing special.
score: 2
John Hinojos Premium Member
Used Dewar's 12 and Bushmills. Came out balanced. with a predominance Whiskey flavour with just a slight hint of smoky from the Scotch Whisky. Found the lemon and orgeat blended with the Whiskies to give a faint apricot taste. Really liked it as an afternoon sipper or before dinner cocktail
score: 2
G. M. Genovese Premium Member
I just made this twice, first time using Dewar's White Label, second time Ardbeg Wee Beastie. Clontart was the control. Two quite divergent flavor profiles. The Dewar's version was ok, but overpowered by the orgeat. And I'm not sure why one would blend blended Scotch and Irish whiskey. The Ardbeg, however, brought out much more flavor nuances, most notably conjuring roasty and nutty flavors from the orgeat... What is meant by 'Scotch' in 1930? I must investigate.
score: 3
G. M. Genovese Premium Member
*Clontarf
score: 1
Stephen Curtin
Tried this with Bruichladdich classic laddie Scotch and Blue Spot Irish Single Pot Still. Even though Blue Spot is one of the most flavourful Irish Whiskies I've every tasted I think it gets overpowered by the Scotch. I'm thinking that the 50/50 split, though convenient easy to remember, is probably not the best way of mixing different spirits. I'll have to try again some time with a different ratio.
score: 1
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Simon Difford Verified User Premium Member
You could use amaretto. You'll probably also need to add some sugar syrup to retain balance.
score: 1

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