Name: Mr Burns
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 40 ml Speyside single malt; 25 ml Rosso/sweet vermouth; 10 ml Bénédictine D.O.M.; 2 dash Creole bitters; 1 dash Absinthe; 5 ml Chilled water

Mr Burns
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Serve in a Nick & Nora glass

Ingredients:
1 ¹⁄₃ oz	Speyside single malt Scotch whisky
⁵⁄₆ oz	Strucchi Rosso Vermouth
¹⁄₃ oz	Bénédictine D.O.M. liqueur
2 dash	Peychaud's or other Creole-style bitters
1 dash	La Fée Parisienne absinthe
¹⁄₆ oz	Chilled water omit if using wet ice

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a Nick & Nora glass.
Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist.
STIR all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
EXPRESS lemon zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

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

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

A single malt whisky-based Bobby Burns, and all the more "excellent" for it.

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Variant:

Bobby Burns

History:

We were introduced to the Mr. Burns by Richard Elgar, a fellow Discerning Drinker. Mr Charles Montgomery Burns is a character in The Simpsons television series, who is the wealthy owner of the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant so Homer Simpson's boss. Mr Burns is depicted as being greedy, wicked, and villainous, and the character is famous for his catchphrase expression, "Excellent", muttered slowly in a sinister voice while steepling his fingers.

Nutrition:

One serving of Mr Burns contains 161 calories

Alcohol content:

1.4 standard drinks
23.77% alc./vol. (23.77° proof)
19.2 grams of pure alcohol

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John CARR

25th January at 15:09

A (pleasantly) boozier Bobby Burns, for when you feel inclined. Went lovely with a shortbread biscuit. Another excellent rendition of the Manhattan/Rob Roy theme.

Might be worth linking this to the main Bobby Burns recipe and calendar pages - I only discovered it via reader comments.

Stephen Curtin

18th September 2024 at 21:03

Excellent

John Hinojos

8th June 2022 at 00:34

What a great combination. Used a Glenlivet Single Malt aged in Rum barrels. This cocktail is flavourful, and perfect for the Nick and Nora glasses. Makes you feel you are having drinks in a 1940s movie. Cheers!