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Black Sabbath
Smoky peaty notes from Islay single malt whisky dominate this spirit-forward and bittersweet sipper of a cocktail
Justin Aniello
6th April at 00:53
Really nice balance here, both the scotch and "absinthe" (pastis in my case) fighting for dominance and coming through during different parts of the sip. Wish the Averna came through a more though, just barely get a whiff of it before the pastis takes over the scotch.
13th February 2024 at 03:19
Exellent orange notes.
26th November 2023 at 17:00
This was a interestingly balanced drink. The absinth and the Peat of the scotch have a very odd but good balance. Wasn't sure what I was getting into when I decided to try it, but glad I did.
4th April 2023 at 06:01
In two words this is "Peated Orange". And it's delicious. I used Scrappy's Orange Bitters and Kilchoman Machir Bay, and it was a delight.
24th March 2023 at 18:40
Heavy metal girl here almost fell off my chair when came across this one. Was on the list of cocktails using Averna Amaro as I have a bottle and wanted to make something with it, so had chosen Red Head for tonight, it’s only after I noticed this one OMG, that’ll be for n 2 weeks cheers
25th March 2023 at 18:46
Well I didn't wait for two weeks after all, just sipping this right now, although am not a peaty taste person, but thanks to the Amaro, it's not overpowering, am giving this a 5
5th December 2022 at 10:17
This is surprisingly smooth.
14th February 2022 at 01:32
Not being a big Whisky drinker (odd since 1/2 of my family are in Scotland), I found this very good. Used 1/2 single malt and 1/2 Islay as I am not a fan of too much smoky.
26th October 2021 at 18:51
We serve a similar Cocktail under the same Name:
Aged Guyana Rum, Falernum, Islay Scotch and Amaro
Aged Guyana Rum, Falernum, Islay Scotch and Amaro