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Touchwood

Name: Touchwood
Total time: 2 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 2.5 ml Dry vermouth; 45 ml Lowland malt whisky; 10 ml Amaro (e.g. Montenegro); 10 ml Pedro Ximénez sherry; 1 pinch Black pepper

Difford’s Guide

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Measurements in:

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Ingredients
1/12 fl oz	Strucchi Dry Vermouth
1 1/2 fl oz	Lowland single malt scotch whisky
1/3 fl oz	Amaro Montenegro
1/3 fl oz	Lustau San Emilio Pedro Ximénez Sherry
1 pinch	Black pepper

Garnish: Lemon zest twist

How to make

Glassware

Serve in a Coupe glass

Method:

RINSE chilled glass with vermouth and set aside. STIR other ingredients with ice and strain into rinsed glass.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Alcohol content:

We don't have enough information to calculate the alc./vol., but based on known ingredients, this recipe contains at least:

18.8 grams of pure alcohol

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Dry vermouth, Amaro (e.g. Montenegro), Pedro Ximénez sherry — Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

History

Adapted from a drink created in 2016 by Matthew Follent at Bar 1806, Melbourne, Australia, this was one of the drinks that contributed to his winning The Perfect Blend 2016 competition. His original recipe stipulates Auchentoshan Three Wood as the Lowland single malt.

Review

Stirred down and boozy, this Lowland single malt-based cocktail is sweetened and made very approachable by Pedro Ximénez sherry, and awakened by a pinch of cracked black pepper. A great late-night sipper.

Montenegro Amaro 750ml - makes 75 cocktails
$39.99 $0.53 per cocktail Montenegro Amaro image

Lustau San Emilio Pedro Ximénez 750ml - makes 75 cocktails
$29.99 $0.40 per cocktail

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Makes a minimum of 75 cocktails.
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Comments & Discussion

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Simon Sedgley Premium Member 1y

"Stirred down and boozy" as our good host says. And, admittedly, we went with a Bunnahabhain 57.1%ABV single malt. But slip slow laddie and lassie and the faeries of Italy, Spain, Scotland and the Spice Islands might dance in a ring around your brow.

John CARR Premium Member 2y

A really extraordinary drink. I would perhaps knock back the amaro very slightly for my taste to reduce the sweetness, and fine stain - I used a grind from the Peppermill and had large grains wallowing around the glass.
Arrived at this recipe via the auchentoshan review, so stuck to the original expression. I’d be tempted to up the dry vermouth a fraction, but overall a fascinating drink, and one of the reasons I love cocktail culture is creativity like this!

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