Fat Godfather

Serve in an Old-fashioned glass...
2	fl oz	Dewar's 12 Year Old 'The Ancestor' blended Scotch whisky (bacon fat washed)
1	fl oz	Disaronno Originale Amaretto liqueur
1	dash	Fee Brothers Whiskey Barrel Aged Bitters

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How to make:

Fat-wash a bottle of peaty Scotch whisky with smoky bacon fat. POUR the now clarified smoky bacon-flavoured Scotch and other ingredients into mixing glass, STIR with ice and strain into ice-filled glass.

Garnish:

Orange zest twist

About:

Created in 2016 by yours truly (Simon Difford) at the Cabinet Room, London, England for Disaronno’s Mixing Star project.

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