Bitter Jean

Serve in Coupe glass...
2	fl oz	Speyside single malt Scotch whisky
⅓	fl oz	Lagavulin 16yo Islay single malt whisky
½	fl oz	Lejay Creme de Cassis (18%)
¾	fl oz	Carpano Antica Formula
8	dash	Angostura Aromatic Bitters

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How to make:

STIR all ingredients with ice and strain into chilled glass.

Garnish:

Two Luxardo Maraschino cherries on stick

Comment:

Scotch malt whisky, and particularly Islay single malt balance and work brilliantly with rich crème de cassis and Antica Formula, helped by a generous dose of Trinidadian bitters.

About:

Adapted from a 2017 Soho House, London, England recipe.

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