Name: Islay Daiquiri
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Aged rum (6-10yr); 15 ml Peated malt whisky; 15 ml Lime juice; 10 ml Honey syrup (3 honey to 1 water); 4 Daiquiri bitters

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Ingredients:
1 1/2 fl oz	Caribbean blended rum aged 6-10 years
1/2 fl oz	Torabhaig Peated Single Malt Whisky
1/2 fl oz	Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
1/3 fl oz	Honey syrup (3 honey to 1 water)
4 drop	Difford's Daiquiri Bitters
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How to make:

Select and pre-chill an Old-fashioned glass.
Prepare garnish of lime wedge.
SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
STRAIN into ice-filled glass.
Garnish with lime wedge.

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Strength & taste guide:

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Review:

An aged rum Daiquiri with smoky peated whisky mellowed by rich honey.

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History:

Created in January 2022 by yours truly at the Clocktower, Rye, England.

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Nutrition:

186 calories

Alcohol content:

1.3 standard drinks
21.54% alc./vol. (43.08° proof)
18.3 grams of pure alcohol

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