Name: Zara
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 50 ml Peated malt whisky; 20 ml Maraschino liqueur; 5 ml Absinthe; 4 dash Aromatic bitters

Zara
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Ingredients:
1 ²⁄₃ oz	Torabhaig Peated Single Malt Whisky
²⁄₃ oz	Luxardo Maraschino liqueur
¹⁄₆ oz	La Fée Parisienne absinthe
4 dash	Angostura Aromatic Bitters

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist (expressed & discarded) & Luxardo Maraschino Cherry.
STIR all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Strength & taste guide:

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Review:

Gareth describes his creation as, "Bold and smoky with chocolate notes, perfect for after dinner." It is!

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History:

Adapted from a recipe created circa 2014 by Gareth Franklin, better known as "G.", Luxardo's global ambassador.

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Nutrition:

One serving of Zara contains 178 calories

Alcohol content:

1.9 standard drinks
34.39% alc./vol. (34.39° proof)
26.2 grams of pure alcohol

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Angel Aguilera

20th November 2024 at 07:42

The maraschino and absinthe impressively stand up against the Laphroig like Sitting Bull to Custer at the battle of Little Bighorn. Marvelous.

Tony Jones

6th March 2022 at 23:16

This worked great with Laphroig 10 - that TCP taste went very well with the absinthe!

Chef Easter

8th October 2021 at 17:23

This may be a success for fans of smokey Scotch, but for others, this needs a LOT more masking. I found it worked okay with equal parts Maraschino and Scotch and with some lemon juice to balance the sweetness. The absinthe is certainly a welcome addition.

Tuber Magnatum

9th October 2021 at 22:25

I really enjoyed this. At first I found it a bit sweet and as I was sipping reading the history and comments, I saw the suggestion of adding some lemon to balance the sweetness. I just stirred in a little juice and I think it really elevates it. I'm guessing I used 1/12 oz.