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Rapscallion

Name: Rapscallion
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 7.5 ml Pastis; 45 ml Single malt Scotch whisky; 15 ml Peated malt whisky; 15 ml Pedro Ximénez sherry; 7.5 ml Chilled water

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Ingredients
¹⁄₄ fl oz	Pastis
1 ¹⁄₂ fl oz	Single malt Scotch whisky (Speyside)
¹⁄₂ fl oz	Peated single malt whisky
¹⁄₂ fl oz	Lustau San Emilio Pedro Ximénez Sherry
¹⁄₄ fl oz	Chilled water/mineral water (omit if using wet ice)

Garnish: Lemon zest twist expressed & discarded. Skewered Fragata Green Olive.

How to make

Glassware

Serve in a Nick & Nora glass

Method:

POUR pastis into a chilled ice-fillled glass, TOP with chilled water and leave to stand. Separately, STIR other ingredients with ice. DISCARD contents of glass (pastis, water and ice) and STRAIN contents of stirring glass into pastis-coated glass.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Rapscallion contains 171 calories

Alcohol content:

1.7 standard drinks
26.57% alc./vol. (53.15° proof)
24 grams of pure alcohol

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Pedro Ximénez sherry — Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

History

Adapted from a drink created in 2007 by Adeline Shepard and Craig Harper at Ruby Bar in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Review

Smoky island malts are tamed by the Christmas pudding flavours of pedro ximénez sherry with pastis, adding enlivening anise notes. To quote Ruby's menu, "An unabashedly smoky, Scottish version of the Manhattan. Talisker single malt whisky and stirred over pedro ximenez sweet sherry with a Ricard pastis rinse. A well-loved signature Ruby Cocktail."

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Comments & Discussion

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Charles Laing 2y

I love this. Made it with Laphroaig because that felt closest to Talisker in my cabinet. Worth a try even if you don’t love the individual components but enjoy a complex and balanced drink. Obviously it’s got more savoury notes than many cocktails but if you like sherry and/or dirty martinis, give it a shot!

Jonathan Goldthorpe 2y

Delicious and so many dimensions of flavours compared to other cocktails. Smoky malt is a must though

John Hinojos Premium Member 3y

Was not sure about the combination of ingredients, but it works. It is a bit smoky and spicy at the same time. Wonderful evening cocktail.

G. M. Genovese Premium Member 4y

That... is unique! The smoke, brine, raisin, and delicate touch of anise. Not to mention the lemon accent. What a combo! That's definitely going into my stock rotation.

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