Highland Fling

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Photographed in a Speakeasy Nick & Nora 4.75oz

Ingredients:
1 1⁄2 oz Blended Scotch whisky
3⁄4 oz Strucchi Rosso Vermouth
2 dash Orange Bitters by Angostura
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill a Nick & Nora glass.
  2. Prepare Fragata Green Olive for garnish.
  3. STIR all ingredients with ice.
  4. FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
  5. Garnish with green olive.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 5/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 5/10
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Review:

This two-parts scotch to one-part sweet vermouth may be old-school but it remains tasty and the scotch whisky counterpart to a Gin & It.

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History:

A classic cocktail of unknown origin that is said to date back to the Prohibition period.

Nutrition:

One serving of Highland Fling contains 135 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.2 standard drinks
  • 25.17% alc./vol. (25.17° proof)
  • 17.1 grams of pure alcohol

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G. M. Genovese’s Avatar G. M. Genovese
9th May 2024 at 16:25
The olive is the best part. This drink is trash unless you use very distinctive brands of Scotch and rosso... I made this several times, and my favorite try was: 40 ml Laphroaig 10, 10 ml Amontillao sherry, 10 ml PX, 2 dashes Ango orange... Just upped the ante every stir and this is TOPS!
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Jeremy Harrold’s Avatar Jeremy Harrold
18th September 2023 at 02:28
Excellent. Simple, balanced, wonderful flavours.
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Stephen Broughall’s Avatar Stephen Broughall
9th January 2022 at 23:59
The olive seems an unusual garnish, but it works.
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