Flying Scotsman

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Old-fashioned glass...
2 fl oz Dewar's 12 Year Old 'The Ancestor' blended Scotch whisky
2 fl oz Martini Rosso sweet vermouth
¼ fl oz Sugar syrup (2 sugar to 1 water)
3 dash Angostura Aromatic Bitters
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How to make:

STIR all ingredients with ice and strain into ice-filled glass.

Garnish:

Orange zest twist

Comment:

Sweetened Scotch with plenty of spice: like a homemade whisky liqueur.

About:

Named after what is perhaps the world’s most famous steam locomotive, The Flying Scotsman set two world records, the first steam locomotive reach 100 miles per hour and the longest non-stop run by a steam locomotive (422 miles in 1989 whilst in Australia). The Flying Scotsman was built in 1923 for the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) at Doncaster and took its name from London to Edinburgh Flying Scotsman express service which it ran.

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