Tam o' Shanter

Name: Tam o' Shanter
Total time: 2 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 30 ml Scotch whisky; 20 ml Rosso/sweet vermouth; 10 ml Orange juice

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Serves:

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Ingredients
1 fl oz	Blended Scotch whisky
²⁄₃ fl oz	Strucchi Rosso Vermouth
¹⁄₃ fl oz	Orange juice (freshly squeezed)

How to make

Glass

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Method

Select and pre-chill a NICK & NORA GLASS.
Prepare garnish of dust with freshly grated nutmeg & Fragata Green Olive.
SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Tam o' Shanter contains 102 calories

Alcohol content:

0.9 standard drinks
18.63% alc./vol. (37.25° proof)
12 grams of pure alcohol

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Rosso/rouge/sweet vermouth (di Torino) — Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

History

Named after Scottish Poet Robert Burns' 1790 narrative poem, the origins of this classic cocktail are lost in time.

Review

A Blood & Sand without the blood (cherry brandy) so drier. The dusting of nutmeg is critical to the success of this old-school classic.

Variations/similar cocktails

Jones' Complete Bar Guide (1997) includes a Tam o' Shanter served long and hot in a highball glass: 60ml Scotch, 7.5ml lemon juice, 5ml sugar syrup, top with hot water; garnish with nutmeg, cinnamon stick and 3 cloves.

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