No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Improved Scotch Cocktail
Measurements in:
Serves:
| 2 fl oz | Blended Scotch whisky |
| 1/4 fl oz | Honey herbal liqueur (e.g. Drambuie) |
| 1/6 fl oz | Peated single malt whisky |
| 2 dash | Orange Bitters by Angostura |
| 8 drop | Difford's Bokers Bitters By Bob's Bitters |
| 2 drop | Saline solution (20g sea salt to 80g water) or merest pinch of s |
How to make
Glassware
Serve in an Old-fashioned glass
Prepare
- Select and pre-chill an OLD-FASHIONED GLASS.
- Prepare garnish of orange zest twist.
Method
- STIR all ingredients with ice.
- STRAIN into ice-filled glass (preferably over a large cube or chunk of block ice).
Garnish
- EXPRESS orange zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.
Flavour Profile
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Health & Nutrition
Nutrition:
One serving of Improved Scotch Cocktail contains 168 calories
Alcohol content:
- 1.7 standard drinks
- 31.7% alc./vol. (63.41° proof)
- 23.3 grams of pure alcohol
Review
A tad heavier on the 'improving' liqueur element than some other Improved Scotch Cocktails, but this is balanced by doses of bitters, and a little richness certainly improves this otherwise austere Scotch Old Fashioned.
$2.57 per cocktail*
Makes a minimum of 12.5 cocktails.
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Comments & Discussion
Lots of room to experiment with ratios and your choice of whiskeys will have great impact on the finished product.
Monkey Shoulder, Caol Ila, Fee Bros cardamom bitters, Regan’s orange bitters.
I love this. Perfect in the evening. Going onto my favourites.
Thank you, Simon, for another wonderful Whisky cocktail.
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