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De Rigueur
Delicately peaty Scotch whisky with rich rounding honey balancing tart zesty grapefruit. This recipe will stand a much bigger slug of bourbon, particularly...
Zach Schwartz
19th March 2025 at 02:04
I agree with other commenters that it could do with less honey. After a couple sips I added another equivalent of grapefruit juice and I like that balance better, but still not amazing. Also probably doesn’t help that my mixing Scotch is Cutty Sark, which has all the assertiveness of a wet newspaper. I’ll withhold judgement until I try it with a more flavorful Scotch.