Formidable You

Name: Formidable You
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 60 ml Scotch whisky; 15 ml Amaro Formidabile; 15 ml Lemon juice; 10 ml Sugar syrup 'rich' (2:1); 15 ml Egg white (pasteurised); 3 drop Saline solution 4:1

Difford’s Guide

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Measurements in:

Serves:

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Ingredients
2 fl oz	Blended Scotch whisky
¹⁄₂ fl oz	Amaro Formidabile
¹⁄₂ fl oz	Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
¹⁄₃ fl oz	Sugar syrup 'rich' (2 sugar to 1 water) 65.0°Brix
¹⁄₂ fl oz	Egg white (pasteurised) or Fee Brothers Fee Foam cocktail foamer
3 drop	Saline solution (20g sea salt to 80g water) or merest pinch of s

How to make

Glass

Photographed in an UB 1910 Old Fashioned 10.5oz

Prepare

Select and pre-chill an OLD-FASHIONED GLASS.
Prepare garnish of lemon and orange zest twists.

Method

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

Garnish

Express lemon and orange zest twists over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Formidable You contains 215 calories

Alcohol content:

1.6 standard drinks
18.45% alc./vol. (36.9° proof)
22.8 grams of pure alcohol

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Egg white (pasteurised) — Eggs

History

Created by yours truly in October 2025.

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Review

A bittersweet Scotch Sour with notes of liquorice and spice.

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