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Witch Hunt Cocktail

Name: Witch Hunt Cocktail
Total time: 2 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Scotch whisky; 22.5 ml Dry vermouth; 15 ml Strega liqueur

Difford’s Guide

Discerning Drinkers (42)

Measurements in:

Serves:

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Ingredients
1 1/2 fl oz	Blended Scotch whisky
3/4 fl oz	Strucchi Dry Vermouth
1/2 fl oz	Liquore Strega

Garnish: Lemon zest twist

How to make

Glassware

Serve in an Old-fashioned glass

Method:

STIR all ingredients with ice and strain into ice-filled glass (preferably over chunk of block ice).

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Witch Hunt Cocktail contains 162 calories

Alcohol content:

1.6 standard drinks
26.77% alc./vol. (53.54° proof)
22.1 grams of pure alcohol

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Dry vermouth — Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

Review

This boozy after-dinner sipper of a cocktail is also good, and considerably lighter, with the dilution that comes with serving over crushed ice.

Comments & Discussion

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Morten Carlsbaek 2 years ago

Inspired by John Hinojos and after tasting, I added some pastis 51 and some water. Loved the results. Should mention that I used Galliano L'Autentico (had no Strega and they are so similar).

John Champion 3 years ago

I made this with Lillet Blanc, as I had just run out of dry vermouth, and it was fantastic. The subtle sweetness of Strega paired perfectly with the scotch.

Herbert Brant 3 years ago

The basic recipe is nice and restrained —dry, but with a slight zing from the Strega. For me, though it needed a touch of something to round it out, so I added a dash or two of orange bitters, and it was perfect —to my palate, at least.

John Hinojos 5 years ago

Definitely boozy, but great balance. Added a splash of water as I was using a block of ice. Also did not have Strega, so I used yellow Chartreuse and a quarter teaspoon of Pernod

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