Ballroom

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Photographed in an UB Coley Coupe 1910 6oz

Ingredients:
2 oz Blended Scotch whisky
3⁄4 oz Galliano Espresso Coffee liqueur
1⁄4 oz Chilled water
2 dash Chocolate bitters
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
  2. Prepare garnish of Luxardo Maraschino Cherry.
  3. STIR all ingredients with ice.
  4. FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
  5. Garnish with maraschino cherry.

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 7/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 5/10
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Review:

As Jason, the creator of this scotch and coffee cocktail, says, it's "redolent of a freshly polished ballroom floor (in a good way!)"

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History:

Adapted from a recipe created in January 2020 by Jason E. Clapham of Clapham Cocktails, Oxford, England.

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Nutrition:

One serving of Ballroom contains 205 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.7 standard drinks
  • 26.72% alc./vol. (26.72° proof)
  • 24.2 grams of pure alcohol

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Vera Lycaon’s Avatar Vera Lycaon
29th November 2024 at 13:10
Ballantine's Finest, Tia Maria and Angostura cocoa bitters, along with what little syrup stuck to my bar spoon after lifting the cherry out of the jar - earthy and fairly dry in a way that highlights the common ground between the scotch, coffee and chocolate, but with just enough sweetness to round them out. Lovely!
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Yorey C’s Avatar Yorey C
27th June 2024 at 18:30
made with cheap kirkland scotch which i dont normally like but it was good
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Colby Dempsey’s Avatar Colby Dempsey
16th February 2024 at 03:31
Tried with Monkey Shoulder and Mr Black. This drink is like a more complex revolver that highlights the darker chocolate notes. 10/10 for me.
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Jon Solberg’s Avatar Jon Solberg
31st March 2023 at 00:12
Used Mr black for coffe liqueur and homemade chocolate and coffee bitters. Probably quite a bit dryer than the above version; but I generally find drinks with Kahlua far too sweet.

However, with a bit of maraschino jar syrup too taste it is truly a very palatable cocktail.
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Jeremy Harrold’s Avatar Jeremy Harrold
12th January 2023 at 01:29
I used Shackleton Whisky which has a bit of peat which complimented the coffee and chocolate notes. Greater than the sum of its parts.
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George Ireland’s Avatar George Ireland
20th February 2022 at 09:56
Tried this one using the new Tempus Fugit coffee liqueur and Jonny Walker Black. A simple drink that needs premium ingredients, but absolutely spot on. Hooray!
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Anonymous

26th July 2020 at 00:13
Do you know when Jason created this? Or when you discovered it?
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Simon Difford’s Avatar Simon Difford
26th July 2020 at 09:06
Sorry. I repeated comment rather than stating origin. Now corrected to display January 2020. Thanks for bringing to my attention.
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