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½	fl oz	Lagavulin 16 Year Old Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky
1⅙	fl oz	Rutte Dry Gin
½	fl oz	Cherry Heering cherry brandy liqueur
⅓	fl oz	Créme de violette liqueur
½	fl oz	Freshly squeezed lemon juice
½	fl oz	Sugar syrup (2 sugar to 1 water)

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How to make:

Pour whisky into ice filled shaker, stir and strain out liquid, leaving whisky coated ice. Add rest of ingredients, shake with ice and fine strain into chilled glass.

Garnish:

Cherry and lemon twist.

About:

Created by Grant Murray from Scotch and Rye, Inverness, UK for the 2016 Cherry Heering Classic Challenge.

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