Name: Flannel Shirt
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 50 ml Speyside single malt; 15 ml Amaro (e.g. Averna); 7.5 ml Lemon juice; 45 ml Apple juice; 5 ml Brown sugar syrup; 2.5 ml Pimento dram; 2 dash Aromatic bitters

Flannel Shirt
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Glass:

Serve in a Collins glass

Ingredients:
1 ²⁄₃ oz	Speyside single malt Scotch whisky
¹⁄₂ oz	Amaro (e.g. Averna)
¹⁄₄ oz	Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
1 ¹⁄₂ oz	Apple juice/apple cider (cloudy & unsweetened)
¹⁄₆ oz	Demerara/Muscovado/brown sugar syrup (2 sugar to 1 water)
¹⁄₁₂ oz	St. Elizabeth Allspice Dram liqueur
2 dash	Angostura Aromatic Bitters

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Prepare:

Select and pre-chill a COLLINS GLASS.
Prepare garnish of 3 half apple slices (or orange zest twist).

How to make:

SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
STRAIN into glass filled with crushed ice.

Garnish:

Garnish with 3 fanned apple slices (or orange zest twist).

Strength & taste guide:

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Dry/sour

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Review:

This whisky-laced, lightly spiced apple and lemon cocktail has an autumnal hue and, when served in an old-fashioned glass over cubed or block ice, is perfect for hunkering down on a winter's eve. However, it is in its incarnation served over crushed ice, as preferred by Jeffrey Morgenthaler, its creator, that this has become the unofficial cocktail of USA Thanksgiving and the holiday period that follows.

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History:

Adapted from a recipe created circa 2012 by Jeffrey Morgenthaler, Portland, Oregon, USA. Jeff was inspired by the bourbon and apple combination in a simple Stone Fence.

On his own website, Jeff says, "We serve this one on pebble ice with a garnish of fanned apple slices, but crushed ice works just as well, and plain old ice cubes are great, too."

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Nutrition:

One serving of Flannel Shirt contains 206 calories

Alcohol content:

1.3 standard drinks
14.74% alc./vol. (29.49° proof)
18.5 grams of pure alcohol

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Werd Bmocsil

21st November at 21:40

Ok, but which Amaro? Averna is listed, but as a newbie, I don't have it yet, and can't rationalize Yet Another Bottle without risking an insurrection.
Nonino? Nardini? Ramazzotti? They all seem pretty close together with their orange flavor, I think.
Meletti? This one gets too close to Fernet for my palate.
Heck, Amer Picon is supposed to fit under the Amaro tent, along with Cynar.

Click on the link for Amaro in the recipe and you are graced with a dizzying list of … equivalents? I guess it's time to start wading through that list to get an idea of the differences.

EDUARD MARKMAN

22nd November at 06:53

The closest analogue is Ramazzotti. It's almost the same. Nonino is completely unsuitable. It has a more floral and drier flavor. It's also more bitter and has a grappa-like taste.

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Matt Dymek

7th September 2024 at 21:27

Try 1 1/2 ounces scotch; 1/2 ounce allspice dram. A bit sweeter perhaps but more fall spices to balance that out.

Ben S

31st October 2024 at 23:35

Agreed; I did Morgenthaler's original recipe and it was too Scotch forward for me. Adding in more Allspice Dram noticeably improved it.

John Champion

24th January 2024 at 20:14

I went a little heavy on the Pimento dram (because I love the stuff) and found this to be a great cold weather drink. Very autumnal and full of the familiar spices we all love. A quality cloudy apple juice really shines here and is a good way to use some up if you've got extra.

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