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Pursuit of Happiness

Name: Pursuit of Happiness
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Scotch whisky; 15 ml Banana liqueur; 10 ml Red bitter liqueur; 1 dash Saline solution 4:1

Difford’s Guide

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Measurements in:

Serves:

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Ingredients
1 1/2 fl oz	Blended Scotch whisky
1/2 fl oz	Giffard Banane du Brésil liqueur
1/3 fl oz	Italian red bitter liqueur
1 dash	Saline solution (20g sea salt to 80g water) or merest pinch of s (optional)

Garnish: Dried banana chip/banana slice

How to make

Glassware

Serve in a Double old-fashioned

Method:

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

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Pursuit of Happiness contains 172 calories

Alcohol content:

1.4 standard drinks
27.16% alc./vol. (54.31° proof)
19.1 grams of pure alcohol

History

Created in 2018 by Josh Davies at The Hedonist Project in Leeds, England, this cocktail was originally based on Chivas 12 Year Old Scotch, and was created for the 2018 Chivas Masters Competition in London. Josh's original spec calls for this drink to be served over a large ice cube in a coupe. Seems wrong to put a huge chunk of ice in a delicate coupe so we've used an old-fashioned glass.

Review

A banana influenced riff on a Scotch Negroni with crème de banana sweetness balanced by bitter notes and faint saltiness. Enjoy as an aperitivo or digestivo.

Comments & Discussion

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Karan Tandon 3y

I made this one using Islay Mist blended scotch Whiskey. Turned out to be awesome!!! The saline solution should not be 'optional'. It is what gives this cocktail its oomph!

One of my favorites.

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